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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Generic

OOO Adverts Design

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 Setup ” by OOO Adverts Design 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:
Program   (signed by OOO Adverts Design)

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

Version:
4.2.3.1

MD5:
2b208ac60d99950b8a5ba5408c63ffc8

SHA-1:
8a22d5d323c093f5d7f829cea4d3ff25be3fb979

SHA-256:
f8609cee61ef2a35919c4a5794be85431aa8a89b606cfc0e8b5badb54e1c73d5

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 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:
4/24/2024 12:45:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Trojan-gen
2014.9-150507

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.3116

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DAF
21823

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.206
9.0.1.0127

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YK potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of non confirmé 738833.crdownload (Adware)
2015.8.5.15

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.202.15641

Reason Heuristics
Threat.installCore.Installer
15.5.7.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
39490

File size:
781.9 KB (800,696 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

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 Adverts Design

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/16/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/15/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Adverts Design, O=OOO Adverts Design, STREET=Ulitsa Borodinskaya 1-ia 19, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=121248, C=RU

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

Serial number:
213B710FCEE68D90F56A8F33AC6451CD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xNspT7+ehkPePrZ3kr4B0Z7r/3BfQ6qdpRZN7MZz1566qiTiYQFG+QtQ:xNstyehket06o3VQZLRZKs6fWRFtQtQ

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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Entropy:
7.6766

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://settingupdate.freecheckupdates.net/dl.php?conversion_id=14277481610847&app_id=4&lp_id=941&v=ico&stub_id=157&v_id=Kop/.../yFJ j1kHFtpCwjrL4aE8dKZCQ=&dist_id=251&channel=mrkfp&dast=c2xpZD0wJmJyc3I9Mzg0MSZjaXBpZD0yMDIyMDMwJmN1ND0xOCZjaXJpZD02NjMxRTUxOENDMTA1OTcyMTk1Mjg2NDEwNiZjaWNtcD00NjUyMjgmb3NpZD01MzMmY2lzaWQ9NjYzMUU1MThDQzEwNTk3MTMzNzQ1MjE4MyZibz0yJmNpdWlkPTU3MDQxNzg1Njc4NDM2NzA0Mzkmc3ViaWQ9MjAwMTQyMzA3NzIzMDAwMDAwJm1tdD0tMSZjbnRyeT0yMjYmc289MiZjcmlkPTI5MjY2OTgmZXhjaWQ9MjImcHViaWQ9NjE3NzY=

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