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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Program Generic

OOO Next Stars Group

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, “Program Generic Setup ” by OOO Next Stars Group 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 2nowup.freecheckupdates.net.
Publisher:
Generic   (signed by OOO Next Stars Group)

Product:
Program Generic

Description:
Program Generic Setup

MD5:
ba964ab50d6c3d40be545fb9c6fb8953

SHA-1:
884f9d39b38ae2ed2938c3dabae07a2b743bd5c8

SHA-256:
821cbcf900f3102930ce53d0fdb2bf366c3ee11849c2f7c258f3b669640eea04

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:
4/19/2024 1:11:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOONextS.Installer (M)
16.4.27.21

File size:
805.4 KB (824,728 bytes)

Product version:
3.3

Copyright:
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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OOO Next Stars Group

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/20/2015 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/21/2016 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OOO Next Stars Group, OU=OOO Next Stars Group - Software, O=OOO Next Stars Group, STREET=SPIRIDONOVKA 17 STR.11, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=123001, C=RU

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

Serial number:
35017D6EC0854401DF3143C4282B5F73

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:tvHVe7MGZ55xWKaXKyLlDmi9sHLPLXcgtywTNslYmTGF2ri:t/w771WKaa2JmtH3XcuTOYWri

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:
7.8044

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://2nowup.freecheckupdates.net/dl.php?conversion_id=14291916161170&app_id=4&lp_id=919&v=ico&stub_id=180&v_id=MbpMenkX5uYBvXrku9rtIMyoslBkQ4HbLDndJ7RP440=&dist_id=832&channel=ima_f4&CLICK_ID=uuQez5YRipYscdta3aIFPtpjUF3XoO2RYi5hF-iG_7RJAnyHMpBAt9BA1_uHwHMbheYOJ0MTqAdVNQdSXADyo_ecYyI0517bT0iwYApSBxu_OJlRTqjrnS30XTk0oJiCQW9eM_5-0QCL5Ns1s5ClaJYzGnC6vQBdogyRcpAeHI5IOEZVIJBz90yqmZFMz0_gg23oZpTbFBqgTElrf9JFkEPpjU47qxpqtQwqdlIKqdmnorTngXcM-_Hx96QryXrXtIGo4-vquLBghvUsYEP-FJ2UU1JQunNQF5Xr-h9SAG1gqVeUOuexEZccwBLquR1MisrfbF2qfoRiXS2LnjfUJigCWFrqf1mEs4XbYhjAFCt7OGRKCQ4brWGSWytA6WTfdMyoaweEeEt0GX1zDn48j_y8puqxJpCQKGpPOZKCyLX3PAlFx9VeRYvTdczNL08KUemE1c8

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