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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 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs. 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:
a801f57d26319e321d7f49606166fa02

SHA-1:
cb6bdc17943f5d56f8c45ccff2a2ff57482e96ad

SHA-256:
ed476c66ba52dde2233dff479b880508d5e04834db5b7d101706f2cc99b3f4fb

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
4/26/2024 10:45:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2014.11.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OutBrowse.lwasp
7.11.189.28

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3342

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2081
9.0.1.0266

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.W potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Outbrowse.B2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.Outbrowse
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OutBrowse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14150

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse
14.0.0.3207

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2014.09.23.03

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse
5600.6998

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.dbxkzp
0.28.6.63726

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.OutBrowse.999896
14.11.26.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OUTBROWSE.T
14.9.23.12

Sophos
OutBrowse Revenyou
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.B577CD42
7.2.266

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.OutBrowse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35088

File size:
976.5 KB (999,896 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:
4/7/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 1:59:59 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:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:v9fUm3jWRCD+sdDkpYP3wPwn2arwpZ7V:lfUQDpdDkpYvwI2gwb

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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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.file2desktop.com/.../Get?p=3022&d=3509&l=1694&n=0&d1=1&filename=install-flashplayer&clickid=ZhdXVpZD1hNTZjZmZkNi04ZWIxLTRjOTMtYWE5NS1mNWQzZTk5MzVhY2I

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