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flashplayer_updater.exe

Deepwell

The application flashplayer_updater.exe by Deepwell has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Tomorrow Software Installer installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Adobe Flash Player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Clear Cutting-edge Installer  (signed by Deepwell)

Product:
Clear Cutting-edge Installer

Version:
2.8.8.3577

MD5:
a2ba0a703e97d24cc46ac19bd0c881a3

SHA-1:
80bf538d9f5341b1dcca11be0ddfa2fd21bcaf78

SHA-256:
e777a16b427d070012f884048f547914768d4e771dd96e44c23cc5f10caf9230

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/2/2024 1:17:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware (M)
17.2.1.12

File size:
879.4 KB (900,480 bytes)

Product version:
2.8.8.3577

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tomorrow Software Installer

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Deepwell

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/24/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/24/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Deepwell, O=Deepwell, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
488ADA17990AFCA281EEF4BF17030B5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/14/2014 2:32:57 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0xD022

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 57, FD, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C8, 1B, C0, F7, D0, 23, C8, 8B, C4, 25, 00, F0, FF, FF, 3B, C8, 72, 0A, 8B, C1, 59, 94, 8B, 00, 89, 04, 24, C3, 2D, 00, 10, 00, 00, 85, 00, EB, E9, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 38, 5C, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 34, 5C, 41, 00, 89, 15, 30, 5C, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 2C, 5C, 41, 00, 89, 35, 28, 5C, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 24, 5C, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 50, 5C, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 44, 5C, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 20, 5C, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 1C...
 
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Entropy:
7.9565  (probably packed)

Code size:
53.5 KB (54,784 bytes)

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