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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Web Installer

ADVERT KHAUS, OOO

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, “Web Installer Setup ” by ADVERT KHAUS, OOO has been detected as adware by 7 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:
Internet   (signed by ADVERT KHAUS, OOO)

Product:
Web Installer

Description:
Web Installer Setup

MD5:
92e6ce4ce492da072d8f7eb3271d03b3

SHA-1:
8b86240a532a1edb65b2235c1478a8ac0e96d026

SHA-256:
4eacaac8cd77a08e92df5d91aae7f9d4a396bea2398b76e8ba4a6e6230a59122

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
5/19/2024 6:35:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-160216

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.845
9.0.1.047

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2016.02.16.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.ADVERTKHAUS.Installer (M)
16.2.16.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40432

File size:
780.7 KB (799,464 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.7

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:
ADVERT KHAUS, OOO

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/26/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/27/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="ADVERT KHAUS, OOO", O="ADVERT KHAUS, OOO", STREET=Ulitsa Pereyaslavskaya M 7str12, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=129110, C=RU

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

Serial number:
009C0A5126E1F904E3A455D87D1CF9C900

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:LJypQsDO0SRJstV6Utr8qxlknot31ImqQupalH8hkP4ITKfbD9:LJyVDO0S7kV6ArBrwm31Iq4aLA8AbZ

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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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://newalways.onlineliveupdate.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14313690047769&app_id=4&lp_id=517&v=ico&stub_id=231&v_id=Oj32hIHsevkXZud1i4NMv5KZFa-Vxq_CnKlNlYkKvUQ.&pcl=6mDTsH6-Turna242pwwiNnbidx8RAa7IUdopXzZexoY.&subid=102704_62516bd35729408a510f2026d7b481cf

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