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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Application

OOO Next Point

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, “Application Setup ” by OOO Next Point 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:
Installer Web software   (signed by OOO Next Point)

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
1.2.5.5

MD5:
cb46127a435b3f1f54af826e4014ff65

SHA-1:
f774e57d8dbebbd1088f936bc1ea9e6025beb087

SHA-256:
2ef7b2dd85750aa993865406e3beb5f0bc236538fce8d033272dad4c65212dbe

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 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:
4/25/2024 8:30:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150723

AVG
Adware InstallCore
2016.0.3039

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.206
9.0.1.0204

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YK potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.BU
11.2015-25-08_3

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 11233.crdownload (Adware)
2015.8.25.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.15977

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dqvwua
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOONextPoint.Installer (M)
15.7.23.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40432

File size:
782.6 KB (801,424 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OOO Next Point

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/23/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Next Point, OU=OOO Next Point, O=OOO Next Point, STREET=Prospekt Leninskii 95, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=119313, C=RU

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

Serial number:
347CF1F72926F17F233ABEB3001C4438

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:j0xpymbFzLmbeAdZCEhKTxyYkqPHMtmElyt452aBGjKwCxVCeeRlh1emn/ch:j0xMWX2dZCI34ZHU8j1emnk

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:
7.6740

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://alwaysnewsoft.freecheckupdates.net/dl.php?conversion_id=14282666333170&app_id=4&lp_id=962&v=ico&stub_id=155&v_id=Ct9DkdPT5CTu3TCAiUMbTNWbGGG1vgcQ1pazhVD89oc=&dist_id=918&channel=ssqfc3&CID=04_31903295_14a0a248-42b7-4075-b7f1-6b1929573b89&AFID=354468_

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