installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe

Free Software LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe by Free Software has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from clkmon.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
27718209394887288ad35e3830b17ec7

SHA-1:
3a7984089b99e12440f57cef53339a76645b60ff

SHA-256:
2265d1a1a226439dd85791e91abce33a2b0a3d1b714365065c4d7da1bf20a9dd

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/12/2024 1:18:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3267

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14127

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.SC (variant)
8.10821

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller
v2014.12.07.02

McAfee
Artemis!277182093948
5600.6923

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FreeSoftware.e
14.12.7.14

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1201
7.2.341

VIPRE Antivirus
Vittalia Installer
35390

File size:
793.5 KB (812,592 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
8/1/2014 12:08:01 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 1:23:49 PM

Subject:
CN=Free Software LLC, O=Free Software LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27DD6AADCC34E6

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):
24576:PKFTIENy3+ZSijrkfj0NF3I1zG8gnqZuDUYp799Sp:PYUrijrkfjOF41hgq4UYD8

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.8869

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=11021-200080521016000000&pid=11021&q=buriram CMS › ???????????

http://freempr9.daderetac.com/down.php?p=REVENUE&trckid=008827213016528706923

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=SUPER-CRSRDR-200097121013000000&pid=11021&q=outlook

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=11021-200217306022000000&pid=11021&q=????? ??? ????? ?? ?????? | ????? ???????

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=11021-200080518715000000&pid=11021&q=games, arcade

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=SUPER-CRSRDR-200157823018000000&pid=11021&q=Untitled Document

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=12060-1049867&q= ???? ????? ?????? ?????? ??? ??????? ????? ??????

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=SUPER-CRSRDR-200123001315000000&pid=11021&q=birthday card designing software, descargar birthday card designing software, de

http://clkmon.com/.../rdr.html?pid=3883&cid=rjs67_0_CRW_PL&q=&q=Ogloszenia Sprzedam kupie na OLX.pl (dawniej Tablica.pl)

http://clkmon.com/.../banners?pid=15867&cid=SU1&action=r

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=SUPER-CRSRDR-500082018719000000&pid=11021&q=mbc sport

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=11021-200080521015000000&pid=11021&q=????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=11021-500082017422000000&pid=11021&q=Gnus of Gnavaronne - Wildebeests , tylko w empik.com: . Przeczytaj recenzje Gnus

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=GBD5-1049827&pid=4082&q=Sur le blog Grands-m?res d?couvrez des astuces, recettes et rem?des de Grand-m?r

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=SUPER-CRSRDR-200185901920000000&pid=11021&q=Najcitaniji sportski portal u regionu.

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=SUPER-CRSRDR-200139923319000000&pid=11021&q= , document,tai lieu,download document, pdf download, download tai lieu, xem tai

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=11021-200097115413000000&pid=11021&q=Homepage

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=SUPER-CRSRDR-500082021022000000&pid=11021&q=ZSPM

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=SUPER-CRSRDR-200118801316000000&pid=11021&q=Encontr? 207 publicaciones para Alquiler Departamento Punta Este en Departamento

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=SUPER-CRSRDR-200068715211000000&pid=11021&q=Vestidos de novia Aire Barcelona 2015

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=SUPER-CRSRDR-200118806415000000&pid=11021&q=????? ???, ?????, ????? ????? , ????? ???????, ???????? ???????, ????? ???????,

http://freempr9.jrcaaa.com/down.php?p=REVENUE&trckid=006692265016565667940

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