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FlvPlayerSetup.exe

Bestop-app

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application FlvPlayerSetup.exe by Bestop-app has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.greatonlineapplications.com.
Publisher:
Bestop-app  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7d914f85628a79e53717bc367235b204

SHA-1:
faba59f20b59fd6dba4caf959e71b2d3e06389c1

SHA-256:
ff289b62a6fb622cd48f9fa20d23049e995885aa89e77c98c5d3c58fca17fff5

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 3:31:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3381

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0227

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BC
8.10258

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_flvplayersetup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.1.4

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13054

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.08.15.10

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!9F8DC84EEFCF
5600.6960

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Bestopapp.O
14.8.15.0

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10419

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
32210

File size:
774.1 KB (792,648 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flvplayersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bestop-app

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/1/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/2/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Bestop-app, O=Bestop-app, STREET=28A Lillinblam St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C583348E8D545D9877E51DBB79A3DECB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:K5vEZZwqEUgEKKReV774R8DQDs1y+/rTM1kdv:KNS7NlRex4R8++/MSdv

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8774

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file FlvPlayerSetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.greatonlineapplications.com/flv-player/adbr4/.../?lg=EN&dl=1&chnl=1700&SUBID=Ym89MSZjaXBpZD01ODAwMTAmY2lzaWQ9RkVGOTg4M0Y3NDY5MDkwMzM5NTY0Mjc0OSZjaXJpZD1GRUY5ODgzRjc0NjkwOTA0MTg2MzUwOTUzNyZzbGlkPTAmc3ViaWQ9MTA0MyZjaXVpZD0tNDA1NzM5MzkzODQwMTk5MjA1MiZzbz0xJmNyaWQ9MTUxMzgzOCZleGNpZD0yMiZtbXQ9LTEmY250cnk9MjI3JmNpY21wPTE1NDEwOCZwdWJpZD0xNzAw&webid=df846acd-3912-4240-a001-e8b22cbeadbb&lp=adbr4

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