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install-flashplayer.exe

OUTBROWSE

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application install-flashplayer.exe by OUTBROWSE has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Adobe Flash Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
OUTBROWSE  (signed and verified)

MD5:
053944c219bb730a528e5e720ec83ded

SHA-1:
3ee2bb55e7793ce4e85490bd060a353da7910c2c

SHA-256:
155f29d6032974ec333f46bc4175c2a5b58ca16ebbbcac93928c0a42b9d8696c

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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:
4/24/2024 8:30:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
MemScan:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.E
6486038

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2015.01.30

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OutBrowse.lwasp
7.11.205.236

avast!
OutBrowse-G [PUP]
150126-0

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3214

Bitdefender
MemScan:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.E
1.0.20.145

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2081
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
MemScan:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.D potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/OutBrowse.B (exact, not disinfectable)
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Riskware.MemScan:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse
5.13.68

G Data
MemScan:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse
15.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14803

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.01.29.11

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse
5600.6870

MicroWorld eScan
MemScan:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.E
16.0.0.87

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Raw.OutBrowse.dbpywt
0.30.0.65070

Norman
MemScan:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.E
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.OutBrowse.994200
15.01.29.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse
15.1.29.23

Sophos
PUA 'OutBrowse Revenyou'
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36666

File size:
970.9 KB (994,200 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\install-flashplayer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OUTBROWSE

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/6/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/7/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OUTBROWSE, O=OUTBROWSE, STREET=Bialik Number: 143, L=Ramat Gan, S=Israel, PostalCode=5252337, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00A5F03C3A375C11FD6C1C160EE8BFF923

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 1:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:osHXdyZNrNF/4lgGhpwJxmntY1VKc9IsTELQ74Bc:XHXc3BqXp6fScKsILql

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9250

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file install-flashplayer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://get.desk2opapps.com/.../Get?&p=3022&d=1775&l=1694&n=0&d1=1&filename=install-flashplayer&clickid=ZwdXVpZD1jMjk2NjNkNi0zNTQyLTRhYTYtYTM4OS05MmYzYWI4ZTMwMjk

http://get.default-page.com/.../Get?p=3022&d=1775&l=1694&n=0&d1=1&filename=install-flashplayer&clickid=ZwdXVpZD1jMjk2NjNkNi0zNTQyLTRhYTYtYTM4OS05MmYzYWI4ZTMwMjk

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