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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Program Generic

Generic

The application adobe_flash_setup.exe, “Program Generic Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 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 app4ever.freecheckupdates.net.

File name:

Publisher:

Generic

Product:

Program Generic

Description:

Program Generic Setup

MD5:

cb9dc611717b5ead3fd0d61d7713744d

SHA-1:

85bff22f006c1079d242b8195a68e4ecd715aade

SHA-256:

7614ef0c8f490054cb1cb5c85977069009b6e6167ea926eb152c9e27bd3a34b4

Scanner detections:

11 / 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:

4/24/2024 6:00:33 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

avast!

Malware-gen

2014.9-150424

AVG

Win.Threat.Medium

2016.0.3130

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore

4.0.3.15520

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/InstallCore

5/20/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of unconfirmed 780406.crdownload

2015.7.25.7

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.203.15813

McAfee

Artemis!CB9DC611717B

5600.6760

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Bundler.InstallCore

15.5.19.20

Trend Micro House Call

Suspicious_GEN.F47V0424

7.2.140

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

39354

File size:

801.8 KB (821,074 bytes)

Product version:

3.3

Installer

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 3:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:HvHVe7MGZ55xWKaXKyLlDmi9sHLPLXcgtywTNslYmTGF2riK:H/w771WKaa2JmtH3XcuTOYWriK

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:

7.8038

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://app4ever.freecheckupdates.net/dl.php?conversion_id=14293976699522&app_id=4&lp_id=940&v=ico&stub_id=185&v_id=MEQP17ZImxx5nfdDcKszwasya0a6uko550DaM7Tv38k.&dist_id=227&channel=qws_eusch10&subid=010497760022279823824&cat=010497760

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