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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 20 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Information Technology Systems doo (signed and verified)

MD5:

2057ed4f6a56c16c3e86433e83bb65cb

SHA-1:

eb778f03dcc69b0511471abd4af9809190c3bc24

SHA-256:

6dc675900fde3c03d3a096631529641c22395c60722f99024d7c40a4ed0627a5

Scanner detections:

20 / 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:

5/8/2024 8:18:43 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.GG

6425423

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.A.406

7.11.204.248

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3219

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.GG

1.0.20.120

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.28587

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.GG

9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.PO potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-6c5f2e7b

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Application.Bundler.GG

5.13.68

G Data

Application.Bundler.GG

15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.192.14744

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore

v2015.01.24.03

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.GG

16.0.0.72

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dimyzo

0.30.0.64812

Norman

Application.Bundler.GG

02.01.2015 13:58:24

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InformationTechnologySystemsdoo

15.1.24.15

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.InstallCore

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.5063361

36666

File size:

719.1 KB (736,352 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Information Technology Systems doo

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

2/18/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:

2/18/2016 11:59:59 PM

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:

6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:xhvpok7ngqEwiboDg9l6TXCkNz76ioHhFJwJ37ysr4mHsnf:xhv+k7gVX6B76ioPJwRLDHc

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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Entropy:

7.8797

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://debsoft.com/.../getfile.php?id=192163&lp_id=161&dist_id=225&channel=achr225p&src=ac&cid=418121361404569846&pubid=276819

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