home

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 19 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:
0d88b708d279b59a60536697f5e23494

SHA-1:
db22ab5c1072e982d24e151c004127df65cbf3f4

SHA-256:
7640d28288dd173ee7caa16d2285b9f05c12d9c5cd44f3c2cd5ee80f539a062e

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
4/20/2024 3:16:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2014.10.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.176.28

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3334

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2081
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AA potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

G Data
Win32.Application.Outbrowse
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OutBrowse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13550

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2014.10.02.08

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse
5600.6990

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.dbxkzp
0.28.2.62440

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.OutBrowse.724720
14.10.02.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OUTBROWSE.T
14.10.2.8

Sophos
OutBrowse Revenyou
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.DB6BCC95
7.2.275

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33520

File size:
707.7 KB (724,720 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):
12288:y5lmv05Fa7QsMHYVgAfFPmwQg8lfUDJkvqGzj5FQ8QDb3dnDwAr/o/mNe3akx80N:y5KQs7Vg6F+PfUDK95i8QDDphouA3akH

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...
 
[+]

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

Remove install-flashplayer.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.