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flashplayer_updater.exe

Recode

The application flashplayer_updater.exe by Recode has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.downloadnet1188.com.
Publisher:
Recode  (signed and verified)

Product:
Recode

Version:
40.1.0.4932

MD5:
a4107843bcc6ab79c56add12cbf9b95d

SHA-1:
9c708f8592d2d862971ff444b017cd69789d43b7

SHA-256:
bc0292658ea65f70fc4c7cea86a1ea38ac811a73a2d0c70f1df67cb55b426726

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.

Analysis date:
5/3/2024 8:55:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadAdmin.Recode.Installer (M)
16.3.29.7

File size:
882.2 KB (903,400 bytes)

Product version:
40.1.0.4932

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\flashplayer_updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Recode

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/30/2015 9:29:38 PM

Valid to:
10/14/2016 1:17:38 AM

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

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
11C6DCBA44424FF9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/26/2014 11:21:48 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:yuBKJeWEF2LDyrBGdW6bDe9SUYtcQwJHmC:g2F6yYdBf6EsH3

Entry address:
0x41CA

Entry point:
E8, 61, 93, 00, 00, E9, 63, 8C, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, C8, CA, 44, 00, 89, 0D, C4, CA, 44, 00, 89, 15, C0, CA, 44, 00, 89, 1D, BC, CA, 44, 00, 89, 35, B8, CA, 44, 00, 89, 3D, B4, CA, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 15, E0, CA, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, D4, CA, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, B0, CA, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 05, AC, CA, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 25, A8, CA, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, A4, CA, 44, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, D8, CA, 44, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, CC, CA, 44, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, D0, CA, 44, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, DC, CA, 44...
 
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Code size:
53.5 KB (54,784 bytes)

The file flashplayer_updater.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files4.downloadnet1188.com/download/.../dl?bc=1195323&pid=installmetrix&brand=installmetrix.com&aid=noads&c=supcc013_det6p_cir9a_supcc013_einorpuf_jlp2es_MSIE_noads_725_1104tiron&country=ES&cb=-517276242&filename=FlashPlayer_Updater.exe&productKey=p3kz63nkp6vuvqn6le35zhqpafbck33m&osName=Windows&osVersion=8.1&browserName=IE&browserVersion=11&zTmp=1&executable=1196819

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