adobe_flash_setup.exe

OOO DIGITAL VEI

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 DIGITAL VEI has been detected as adware by 9 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:
Generic   (signed by OOO DIGITAL VEI)

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

Version:
5.4.4.3

MD5:
fcd04f41ead2c88008e57e3aa5b9cb47

SHA-1:
be3d9b153b1f70bfba6c91b67d9f77a675345c07

SHA-256:
c8c0922a491fb10e40767c6342bc7aacadb8afa74241a446f516ec15becce0de

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
5/4/2024 6:58:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
2014.9-150509

AVG
Adware InstallCore
2016.0.3115

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.AYK
22260

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.639
9.0.1.0212

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.16065

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Installer
15.5.8.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40552

File size:
778.6 KB (797,248 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/27/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/27/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OOO DIGITAL VEI, OU=Software Receive Cloud, O=OOO DIGITAL VEI, STREET="UL BRATISLAVSKAYA, D 21, KORP 1", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=109451, C=RU

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

Serial number:
55CC4B91FE7FFEFF50F423E846A276D9

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):
24576:a2tO8JNrcwfqEVlcy2SWiNODDSqfk+mFoXg:akO6rc2IfSWii+qfk+hg

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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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