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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 24 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:
c9e754e1dc9f0a5660207d689f8a3645

SHA-1:
9a896952bc0f7859ac85a0b0848cbf302a753aa0

SHA-256:
7e4745eab7af261e3baaece73f4f83f6dcf395c033585b641bd7614efe437103

Scanner detections:
24 / 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 12:39:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
MemScan:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.E
655

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Outbrowse.lwasp
3.6.1.96

avast!
OutBrowse-G [PUP]
150414-0

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3133

Bitdefender
MemScan:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.E
1.0.20.555

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2081
9.0.1.0111

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)
2015.7.22.12

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712422

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Outbrowse
v2015.04.21.04

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse
5600.6789

MicroWorld eScan
MemScan:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.E
16.0.0.333

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Raw.OutBrowse.dbpywt
0.30.20.1219

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

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.OutBrowse.942576
15.04.20.01

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Outbrowse.Bundler
15.4.21.0

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)

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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/7/2015 7:59:59 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 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:TIHXdyZNrNF/4lgGhpwJxmntY1VKc9IsTELQ:UHXc3BqXp6fScKsIL

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:
7.9175

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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