adobe_flash_setup.exe

Generic Installer

OOO Creo Advert

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, “Generic Installer Setup ” by OOO Creo Advert 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:
Generic   (signed by OOO Creo Advert)

Product:
Generic Installer

Description:
Generic Installer Setup

Version:
1.2.1.7

MD5:
bbf537b326499e26ea651cbc261b3d0f

SHA-1:
75d471f0f215acefa0a6d70121001ed7bfd5d57e

SHA-256:
75b29cebb1fbe24f732eb23b29d618fbc047c9bf3aff909a8b0e6d5e548615fc

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:
6/16/2024 4:12:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.215.140

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-160105

AVG
Win.Threat.Medium
2017.0.2873

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.57
9.0.1.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WX potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15640

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dpadqx
0.30.16.1110

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOOCreoAdvert.Installer (M)
16.1.5.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38882

File size:
790.7 KB (809,704 bytes)

Product version:
5.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/22/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/23/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Creo Advert, O=OOO Creo Advert, STREET=Prospect Volgogradskii 2, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=109316, C=RU

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

Serial number:
5CA28C3040B50169C6EFFE7AD594035D

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:tnyGiOjI9Xa94A12DwtFhBVk2GKjoEWEhdDKt2WtNYbR73L3iqVr/A7:tnyYwq9ddhBVscoEBhEfTYJXTA7

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:
7.6758

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 2 URLs.

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