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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Internet Generic

ADVERT KHAUS, OOO

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, “Internet Generic Setup ” by ADVERT KHAUS, OOO has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from check24.how2safeupdate.org.
Publisher:
Generic Application Software   (signed by ADVERT KHAUS, OOO)

Product:
Internet Generic

Description:
Internet Generic Setup

MD5:
96d5fffc0db82fb834e45c7a01e80ffd

SHA-1:
39310ea1701e5e70f22769a0564c628c62465c02

SHA-256:
8fb0d3cb9997c034351b022a6a2c774f5e4a205ea9974030369320f217e7797c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/5/2024 6:16:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.ADVERTKH.Installer (M)
16.6.19.18

File size:
778.5 KB (797,168 bytes)

Product version:
3.6.5

Copyright:
Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ADVERT KHAUS, OOO

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/26/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/27/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="ADVERT KHAUS, OOO", O="ADVERT KHAUS, OOO", STREET=Ulitsa Pereyaslavskaya M 7str12, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=129110, C=RU

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

Serial number:
009C0A5126E1F904E3A455D87D1CF9C900

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):
12288:jLXpd1jlmdbIKqf+BvLpUCdTK0o5rFGC1xXRM55s7PcY5+Qj0UXKjPq8MGAaJNff:jLXt3f+xLpUefo5rsISKzTIUXTwh9

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://check24.how2safeupdate.org/dl.php?conversion_id=14312808047600&app_id=4&lp_id=517&v=ico&stub_id=224&v_id=j355Hmw3B1mYhpwWyAPZZPScJceM502lH-i8jRygIyA.&pcl=6mDTsH6-Turna242pwwiNnbidx8RAa7IUdopXzZexoY.&subid=102704_dbcf02ea13ba76b4f195b4be5975fba3

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