installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe

Sanflex

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe by Sanflex has been detected as adware by 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Sanflex  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fdcae7fada6980265f970db2fec87eba

SHA-1:
23fd55eaa19ef0cf714ef79344b65f0ee3d37fb1

SHA-256:
2fafed7d4d5afbb6219698e6de4837a1ff200d39e79e68b3e8e4beee4c165032

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
4/24/2024 3:31:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.KJ
542

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downware
2015.01.23

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:DownloadAdmin-B [PUP]
2014.9-150923

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3020

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.12454566
1.0.20.1120

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Downloadadmin
0.98/20522

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20805

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2220
9.0.1.0224

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.KJ
8.15.09.23.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.H potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DownloadAdmin
8/12/2015

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
11.2015-12-08_4

G Data
Trojan.Generic.12454566
15.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.9.23.9

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14723

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin
v2015.08.12.09

McAfee
Artemis!FDCAE7FADA69
5600.6676

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.12454566
16.0.0.672

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.djahkt
0.30.0.64812

Norman
Application.Bundler.KJ
11.20150923

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.12454566
15.01.22.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Sanflex.Bundler (M)
15.8.12.9

Sophos
Generic PUA CD
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00L314
7.2.224

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00L314
10.465.12

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783369
40552

File size:
823.3 KB (843,088 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installed dót\installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/21/2017 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Sanflex, O=Sanflex, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

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:
42D7699269B5BB95341F5DA022F6E57D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/15/2014 4:29:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7xpJfslZtuaVd9lpmhwQbift489IVGD4xJFl6Xqb5Kbmkg8SUW:Vp9sVuaVdvgVbmgGDijyikg5r

Entry address:
0x3345

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2E, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1F, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0D, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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