{"id":5941,"date":"2015-04-30T11:46:38","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T11:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/?p=5941"},"modified":"2018-05-29T11:58:29","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T11:58:29","slug":"ooo-mad-advert-detection-trojan-installcore-win32malware-gen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/ooo-mad-advert-detection-trojan-installcore-win32malware-gen\/","title":{"rendered":"OOO Mad Advert &#8211; 5% Detection Rate &#8211; Trojan.InstallCore \/ Win32:Malware-gen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi there! Just wanted to give you heads-up on suspicious file I found right now. The file is named adobe_flash_setup.exe and digitally signed by <strong>OOO Mad Advert<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/OOO-Mad-Advert-publisher.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5945\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/OOO-Mad-Advert-publisher.png\" alt=\"OOO Mad Advert publisher\" width=\"502\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/OOO-Mad-Advert-publisher.png 502w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/OOO-Mad-Advert-publisher-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also check the digital signature under the file&#8217;s properties.. The screenshot below shows the OOO Mad Advert certificate. From the certificate info we can see that OOO Mad Advert appears to be located in Moscow, Russia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/OOO-Mad-Advert-cert.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5944\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/OOO-Mad-Advert-cert.png\" alt=\"OOO Mad Advert cert\" width=\"420\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/OOO-Mad-Advert-cert.png 420w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/OOO-Mad-Advert-cert-269x300.png 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the OOO MAD Advert download is promoted:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/updater.safeplugin-update.org-pop-up.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5946\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/updater.safeplugin-update.org-pop-up.png\" alt=\"updater.safeplugin-update.org pop up\" width=\"644\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/updater.safeplugin-update.org-pop-up.png 644w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/updater.safeplugin-update.org-pop-up-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What caught my attention was that the download was called adobe_flash_setup.exe. This might look like an official <strong>Adobe Flash Player<\/strong> download, but it is not. If it was an official download, it should have been digitally signed by <strong>Adobe Systems Incorporated<\/strong>. Here&#8217;s how the <strong>authentic Adobe Flash Player<\/strong> looks like when you double click on it. Notice that the &#8220;Verified publisher&#8221; says &#8220;Adobe Systems Incorporated&#8221;.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Adobe-Systems-Incorporated-Adobe-Flashplayer-Installer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3187\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Adobe-Systems-Incorporated-Adobe-Flashplayer-Installer.png\" alt=\"Adobe Systems Incorporated - Adobe Flashplayer Installer\" width=\"534\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Adobe-Systems-Incorporated-Adobe-Flashplayer-Installer.png 534w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Adobe-Systems-Incorporated-Adobe-Flashplayer-Installer-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The detection rate is 3\/55. Avast reports adobe_flash_setup.exe as <strong>Win32:Malware-gen<\/strong>, DrWeb calls it <strong>Trojan.InstallCore.508<\/strong> and ESET-NOD32 calls it <strong>a variant of Win32\/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/OOO-Mad-Advert-anti-virus-report.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5943\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/OOO-Mad-Advert-anti-virus-report.png\" alt=\"OOO Mad Advert anti-virus report\" width=\"753\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/OOO-Mad-Advert-anti-virus-report.png 753w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/OOO-Mad-Advert-anti-virus-report-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Did you also find a OOO Mad Advert file? Do you remember where you downloaded it?<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi there! Just wanted to give you heads-up on suspicious file I found right now. The file is named adobe_flash_setup.exe and digitally signed by OOO Mad Advert. You can also check the digital signature under the file&#8217;s properties.. The screenshot below shows the OOO Mad Advert certificate. 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