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setup.exe

Adobe Flash Player

Installer Setup

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 setup.exe by Installer Setup has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Installer Setup  (signed and verified)

Product:
Adobe Flash Player

Version:
2.5.0.23

MD5:
452419617ba15d19bd7a703bf6238010

SHA-1:
d21d49334b7a6381e6844fcfe9e3ac52274af60c

SHA-256:
6bb22c13118180d43bb9065b7c67633e1033f2bb36e12243dace4d02e2558a4f

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 11:20:07 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2014.12.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.197.26

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3254

Comodo Security
Packed.Win32.MUPX.Gen
20434

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.E potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.12.21.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallerSetup.F
14.12.21.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
35418

File size:
1 MB (1,066,072 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.23

Copyright:
(c) Installer Setup

Original file name:
installer_adobe_flash_player_English.exe.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installer Setup

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/23/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Installer Setup, O=Installer Setup, 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:
114A4CD0F4776DC50DF11F7D51696678

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/19/2014 1:39:24 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:11wMQQKHra0pN3OkIvr3vBhkyeZ66uPqTTWrWsM4Xs3Z6T8wcBASEqBBXnFGBWrw:9eX1vg34SeT8bJOAS/XFQk55HhhF8au

Entry address:
0x345E20

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, DB, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

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