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icreinstall_adobe_flash_setup.exe

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Max Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_adobe_flash_setup.exe, “Generic Setup ” by Max Setup (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 15 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.
Publisher:
Max Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

MD5:
7a26d4ec9b81dcd698852f2e9f6e1b23

SHA-1:
699fdab40aa535c188e6ac1aa7be649f965b737f

SHA-256:
31f593ded63eaaf71f86fbf7dcbb27469fccad6e8c69543c89f9d4d9ad71c476

Scanner detections:
15 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 1:06:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallCo.ewbu
7.11.201.124

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3074

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FriedCookie.CIRK
20715

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.38
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UE potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI
15.6.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.191.14645

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.SID.C
v2015.06.18.12

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!144C710BC902
5600.6730

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dmfoft
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallCore.Installer
15.6.18.8

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
36504

File size:
789.5 KB (808,440 bytes)

Product version:
5.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/10/2014 6:10:53 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2015 6:10:53 PM

Subject:
CN=Max Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Max Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121FC9E1A9C3422431D142D3266A640CC1E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Tj2ArOt0BBw58Ws/uRtfmyfWWzDPMnGuNOruG34:TaArOyBarePW8nGVuT

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.10.92:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-1-w.amazonaws.com  (54.231.48.56:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-153-163.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.153.163:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-213-173-59.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.213.173.59:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-10-224-155.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.10.224.155:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-63-169.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.63.169:80)

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