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install_flashplayer.exe

Adobe Flash Player

Install Manager

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application install_flashplayer.exe, “Adobe Flash Player ” by Install Manager has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
Adobe Flash Player

Description:
Adobe Flash Player

Version:
2.0.51.0

MD5:
282ef2503857edd93aeb54c529810f9b

SHA-1:
3ee8791a3b45faac9a9ffbf3390d26997355eda9

SHA-256:
e2bfe7076b05275a82773d35dd0c01a1fdd4ccec782adeaefeb1e78d87e4a20c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/18/2024 12:01:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.8.9.18

File size:
897.9 KB (919,456 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.51.0

Copyright:
(c) Install Manager

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\install_flashplayer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Manager

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
8/6/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Manager, O=Install Manager, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
06C0BBB90999729C33560EC18A203261

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/14/2014 5:25:02 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6l8KXxgstuge8aebVpMzN7+AdctoOpeXpj/PouPrCdzcFLy+sht3rGzrnAsT2R1C:6WZstuh9Qzc8AdDFudcFWdtlC

Entry address:
0x298CE0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 90, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, E3, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8731

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

The file install_flashplayer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.downloadwizard.com/download_adobe_flash_player.php

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