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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Soft Program installer

OOO Next Point

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application adobe_flash_setup.exe, “Soft Program installer Setup ” by OOO Next Point has been detected as adware by 10 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.
Publisher:
Internet   (signed by OOO Next Point)

Product:
Soft Program installer

Description:
Soft Program installer Setup

MD5:
773d059b77188531038f035356d7b647

SHA-1:
031dec13b15cc5ac54c538362758153051dc986c

SHA-256:
ce5dd231f8205fb213c33c94d08bea7ade53be7f6c80a07ab0bfa12e9e0c9742

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
5/5/2024 2:10:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.823768
8.3.1.6

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-160124

AVG
InstallCore
2017.0.2854

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DAH
22280

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.534
9.0.1.024

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.16086

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.C
v2016.01.24.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOONextPoint.Installer (M)
16.1.24.20

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40552

File size:
804.5 KB (823,768 bytes)

Product version:
1.8.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OOO Next Point

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/24/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OOO Next Point, OU=OOO Next Point, O=OOO Next Point, STREET=Prospekt Leninskii 95, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=119313, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
347CF1F72926F17F233ABEB3001C4438

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:csNY48Qvy5Y/4QiMSBFU5xXBvRx80biaOUEOri:cGY4Xv1gHMSBG5Xvb+t/Ori

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://soft2apt.checkupdateslive.net/dl.php?conversion_id=14283353939767&app_id=4&lp_id=554&v=ico&stub_id=168&v_id=NRtmG2mcHGlQNwT5HAK0kGvdLDFVVWGIcsy0hFvAlws=&dist_id=227&channel=qws_eusch10&subid=006696560021866475039&cat=006696560&a=1

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