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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 23 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Adobe Flash Player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
OUTBROWSE  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d2d81f421bdd1919c5e5311e10a49896

SHA-1:
766d2152e9ad4cdcc06cc6d5cf820f381c0a15e0

SHA-256:
45f9e21652a7633e50b348d2f6d1dac20844a682896be83c58900021540e27df

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 9:06:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
MemScan:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.E
662

avast!
OutBrowse-G [PUP]
150319-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3140

Bitdefender
MemScan:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.E
1.0.20.520

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2081
9.0.1.0104

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

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.T potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

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

G Data
MemScan:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of install-flashplayer (13).exe (Adware)
2015.7.15.20

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712422

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Outbrowse
v2015.04.14.06

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse
5600.6796

MicroWorld eScan
MemScan:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.E
16.0.0.312

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Raw.OutBrowse.dbpywt
0.30.16.1110

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

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.OutBrowse.942576
15.04.13.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Outbrowse
15.4.14.1

Sophos
OutBrowse Revenyou
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784459
29708

File size:
920.5 KB (942,576 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OUTBROWSE

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/7/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 2:59:59 AM

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:
12/6/2009 12:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:VoHXdyZNrNF/4lgGhpwJxmntY1VKc9IsTELQ:SHXc3BqXp6fScKsIL

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:
7.9174

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 URL.

http://get.desk2opapps.com/.../Get?&p=3022&d=3509&l=1694&n=0&d1=1&filename=install-flashplayer&clickid=ZjdXVpZD04ZTYzZDkyZC1iNjJjLTRkY2EtODgxOC1jNWMwYzZjNjdjNWE

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