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installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe

Zoobam

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 Zoobam has been detected as adware by 29 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:
Zoobam  (signed and verified)

MD5:
aec1b6beed0d0428ca76f2040df156eb

SHA-1:
8d9cff66eddcb3a83448a00b7e776e52f410a10b

SHA-256:
74bc1a90b52ee375bf84b87136c15f7ba6d8fd516c253b20544f0d5396c23545

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/27/2024 2:54:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.KJ
675

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downware
2014.10.12

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Adware-CIX [PUP]
2014.9-150401

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3153

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.KJ
1.0.20.455

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Downloadadmin
0.98/19501

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAdmin.ANGL
21490

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.14
9.0.1.091

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.H potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11357

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/DownloadAdmin.H
4/1/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-92ce39bf
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
11.2015-01-04_4

G Data
Application.Bundler.KJ
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of horizon-setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13642

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin
v2015.04.01.12

McAfee
Artemis!AEC1B6BEED0D
5600.6809

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.KJ
16.0.0.273

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.djahkt
0.30.8.659

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Tightrope
15.4.1.0

Sophos
Download Admin
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.IQCCUAC
37.0.11507

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0321
7.2.91

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.66161
2.0.0.2110

File size:
825.3 KB (845,056 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zoobam

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/16/2014 10:27:59 AM

Valid to:
10/16/2017 10:27:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Zoobam, O=Zoobam, L=Kirkland, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4EA9D31E75E043

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/16/2014 12:29:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xxpJfslZtuaVd9lpmhwQbift489IVGD4xJFl6Xqb5Kbmkg8S6:Dp9sVuaVdvgVbmgGDijyikg56

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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Entropy:
7.4925

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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