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hdflashplayer-chrome.exe

CoolMirage Ltd.

This is the setup program for CoolMirage, a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that display ads on the computer. The application hdflashplayer-chrome.exe by CoolMirage has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The setup installer will bundle multiple adware offers during download and setup (based on the user's geographical location) including toolbars, extensions and coupon utilities. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.hdvidcodecs.com.
Publisher:
CoolMirage Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e214f7319f8b144ddc1c463819ec07d1

SHA-1:
b7e3c21e987ad3828a7e6b4fea7d670b22b9086d

SHA-256:
dafc028892c514a17e6cbc5c2e754342215f7defd733ad16900e31a52dcfccca

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles a number of adware programs in the installer.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 1:49:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3306

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1263
9.0.1.0302

McAfee
Adware-SweetIM
5600.6962

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.10.29.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.47b
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CoolMirage.U
14.10.29.19

Sophos
CoolMirage
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0612
7.2.302

VIPRE Antivirus
CoolMirage Ltd
30464

File size:
432.3 KB (442,680 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hdflashplayer-chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CoolMirage Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/4/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/7/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CoolMirage Ltd., O=CoolMirage Ltd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2B95F61752266B15878ADF48E717C64B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zjE2akkftohb5wkapxJxuLYXi/1bHni8J:zrkfAb5VMxJ/Xi1ia

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file hdflashplayer-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://www.hdvidcodecs.com/.../HDFlashPlayer-Chrome.exe

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