install_flashplayer.exe

Information Technology Systems doo

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application install_flashplayer.exe by Information Technology Systems doo has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
Information Technology Systems doo  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2e3517b169ca85ffdc7e173c8dd5c352

SHA-1:
45008d2b3f2dbcb538ec4f7a30c65a8576972d6c

SHA-256:
c4426984393d3407bdd3e9fdd89889bce6cee24f1da10c297e08555ec3a5a568

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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 7:11:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Injected
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Injector.738840
7.11.170.50

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3353

Dr.Web
infected with Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0255

ESET NOD32
Win32/Injected.F trojan
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.11.8.3

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Injector
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13218

Malwarebytes
v2014.09.12.06

McAfee
CryptInno
5600.7009

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InformationTechnologySystemsdoo.T
14.9.12.17

SUPERAntiSpyware
10251

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
32210

File size:
721.5 KB (738,840 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/18/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/19/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Information Technology Systems doo, O=Information Technology Systems doo, STREET=Bulevar Dzordza Vasingtona 60, L=Podgorica, S=Montenegro, PostalCode=81000, C=ME

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C5C6AC5F85C769596A73A863C86D258C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:shvp9BRpy4OIfZzwP8AKmi3YjDkvvKOfm5x5CMG40ahNQcd1QLTz+:shvrVy4OIxzxLoEvCOfmpU4T1k

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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