acrobat.exe

Cokofofa

CPC Net adVertising LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application acrobat.exe, “Cokofofa Setup ” by CPC Net adVertising has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.tourapplicationslaboratory.com.
Publisher:
CPC Net adVertising LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Cokofofa

Description:
Cokofofa Setup

Version:
2.4.3.7

MD5:
d25e6cc336b5f3513801dd08373ec634

SHA-1:
cd538674d99875cf618780a0de11284fafc313e5

SHA-256:
59a9eb045fa9ab0dc2c4c90ecf7fb530da3176d41800e24533ed67ab9198dd53

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/30/2024 1:20:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.12.16.13

File size:
937.9 KB (960,440 bytes)

Product version:
5.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/13/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/13/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CPC Net adVertising LLC, OU=IT, O=CPC Net adVertising LLC, L=Wilmington, S=DELAWARE, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
23B0D113EC3AE95B6BF021F5984257B0

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

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)

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

http://www.tourapplicationslaboratory.com/WVl6OTRQVlo0Wm5rbE1rWlNORWxUYkdoSlpFdFNUalZVWlcxWVYyTkRPRXh1Y2t0bmVubzNVbVJ0Y1VKUE5XdGlUU1V6UkNaalBVZEtPVkVsTWtKVVp6ZGFRblpKYlRsWVR6TlNkakpMUVVaSWJuQkdlSGRXUzNwdFdYUlZVV05zWmt0b2RXTk9UVXhIY0hOQmRFNDRjMnRxY2xWbE5VaHJOaVV5UmxkbWRsaDZWR1JNTlZSWFJWTnBkRU5MVEhkVk1HdDRjRXh1Vm5wUVIxUk5PRmhNU1U1MmVXdFBXREZpYzJWQkpUSkdRa2hVVkdGc1dsWldaV042VFRWbEptWmhiR3hpWVdOclgzVnliRDFHWVd4c1ltRmpheXRWVWt3bVpHOTNibXh2WVdSQmN6MWhZM0p2WW1GMExtVjRaUT09

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