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adobe_flash_setup.exe

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Program App Generic

The application adobe_flash_setup.exe, “Program App Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from testpc24.theonlinelive.com.
Publisher:
Program App Generic

Product:
Program App

Description:
Program App Setup

Version:
5.5.3.4

MD5:
d92f36403bcc95bb7c7da3c9578897d4

SHA-1:
520b879398ac54e0ce2a9f26f60a4725758b5ea0

SHA-256:
f166d83e54636bbffb6599df604873f3f548e6c5dea5e6e44c24bb032a031ab3

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
5/27/2024 6:29:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15814

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
8/14/2015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.8.14.2

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
41424

File size:
800.9 KB (820,119 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.3

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:a5rtHoDyIOQGNwszxiVGHidzC7ibV0tWWYriK:a11iyI0wsMVGgzC7aV0MWYriK

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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Entropy:
7.8155

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://testpc24.theonlinelive.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14294755806881&app_id=4&lp_id=689&v=ico&stub_id=188&v_id=EY2Pj1Ds0E2egDaSaYlz3W-3acc2wVEri4ImaxRXf2w.&dist_id=731&channel=mbu_csp_us_chr&s2=1659710085.447755.5c08d78398.8074.59159daf60260f60875b2e6e75504f1c

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