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adobe_flash_setup.exe

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Advert-Servis, 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 Setup ” by Advert-Servis, OOO has been detected as adware by 11 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 Prog   (signed by Advert-Servis, OOO)

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

Version:
2.3.2.3

MD5:
c9bd4700a162c33ec5d334744a7c308f

SHA-1:
ae497b62bfc247bb8afcc3e3f5d3becb23601782

SHA-256:
9ba07da9f0e4e5af182d475de155832749efa4e3b9363e04394bc7b8594732f1

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
4/30/2024 3:54:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2015.04.22

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.IH
3.6.1.96

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150422

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3040

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.508
9.0.1.0112

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YV potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 272531.crdownload (Adware)
2015.7.23.6

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.202.15630

Reason Heuristics
Threat.installCore.Installer
15.4.21.21

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38882

File size:
804.6 KB (823,944 bytes)

Product version:
1.3

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:
Advert-Servis, OOO

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/15/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/15/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Advert-Servis, OOO", O="Advert-Servis, OOO", STREET="2/11, str.2, ul.4-Ya Tverskaya-Yamskaya", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=125047, C=RU

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

Serial number:
00A30BC4BD9A7F4BFCE7E7551144A00BF6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Ybn5Gm17GszimlmUpG7NwZjI+ML04gJY+z2l4//Q7Ccv47D9+4gHrWLN:Ybn5LxGqRRIdYlD/yCI0DUtriN

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:
7.8124

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://autoupdate.how2safeupdate.org/dl.php?conversion_id=14290786146392&app_id=4&lp_id=557&v=ico&stub_id=179&v_id=F x4YYvhV2YAecAoKHumw0wer6rIbS53hdGr73xpA4M=&dist_id=731&channel=mbu_csp_us_chr&s2=1203851284.443488.3679c07fe5.7532.80bae89ca9499c3b716328b4a056be2f

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