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acrobat.exe

Extended Setup

The file is a bundle distribution and utilizes the installCore download manager to distribute this potentially unwanted software. The application acrobat.exe by Extended Setup has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from acrobat.logiciel-france.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Extended Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
588cda66283ce44221e61980a8c5d01b

SHA-1:
e27f3f3e3e9e3ed15ec0c5754752ead80f002c4c

SHA-256:
6596ef64660a46fdb4223d88adcf8a61fcac4e986392b7a5892b6c4259a4eb5c

Scanner detections:
3 / 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.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 4:18:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2014.02.14.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ExtendedSetup.H
14.8.7.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14212

File size:
650.9 KB (666,488 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Extended Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/22/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/23/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Extended Setup, O=Extended Setup, STREET=Lilienblum 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00DC2A1D7B17450E779685BAA191188498

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:SkOyMJfsG/GnXaAiBTy2eKPbOTJ0CIDd/belQbg3qcnoPSyiTnyPfnXvsB7K3rxb:TOyMJfsG0KzmKPbxZZg3qcnSSyGgI7KT

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file acrobat.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://acrobat.logiciel-france.com/fr.asp

http://acrobat.logiciel-france.com/download/.../acrobat.exe

http://acrobat.logiciel-france.com/fr2exe1.asp

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