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install_flashplayer.exe

Adobe Flash Player

Download Manager

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application install_flashplayer.exe, “Adobe Flash Player ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Download Manager (signed by Download Manager)

Product:

Adobe Flash Player

Description:

Adobe Flash Player

Version:

2.0.6.7

MD5:

1a0dcbd24b82cf6ec8e84e31228b1877

SHA-1:

cb4d44cfee1f7d761bb662889dae71a994d4aae9

SHA-256:

48fcc2b6cabb7481c86c3dc0fc2c28a88443b1f9bf12a6eae05450672a407ccc

Scanner detections:

26 / 68

Status:

Adware

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 3:31:25 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.04.30

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.145.120

avast!

Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]

2014.9-140428

AVG

BundleApp

2015.0.3491

Bkav FE

HW32.CDB

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-19

0.98/19073

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

18179

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4979

9.0.1.0118

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)

8.9729

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.Airinstall

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.175.11028

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.3475

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.04.28.12

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbkkg

0.28.0.59921

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.08.01.12

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM18.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.T

14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14426

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

28648

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.101

2.0.0.1801

File size:

752.4 KB (770,488 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.6.7

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Manager

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/7/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/8/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

4/23/2014 9:48:20 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:jx5Eg69iaJKNVocBGw0+ANoq4ed3k05tFDkl/mUdqrAOt/704RVhlFgeCKsxMe:jEFiaJciRwRAx3Zk5KrAOt/FXDFANMe

Entry address:

0x25A418

Entry point:

60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10... 
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Entropy:

7.9356

Packer / compiler:

ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:

1.6 MB (1,721,856 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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