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acrobatreadersetup.exe

SuperCool Applications

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application acrobatreadersetup.exe by SuperCool Applications has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.awesomereaderapp.com.
Publisher:
SuperCool Applications  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d0c4cb422ba2ec0df92f98952561fad9

SHA-1:
09043b64fc332d317a3a3aef16bc1fc3b5eb6297

SHA-256:
822073bbfc0da98653c4d58082d469523dd35c6a0f63c148bc45bd528a018ce7

Scanner detections:
10 / 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.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:22:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.143.202

AVG
InstallCore
2015.0.3503

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0106

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.KD (variant)
8.9548

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_acrobatreadersetup.exe (Adware)
2014.6.13.3

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SuperCoolApplications.S
14.8.7.23

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Trojan.MTA.0162
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28286

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.1789

File size:
765 KB (783,312 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SuperCool Applications

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SuperCool Applications, O=SuperCool Applications, STREET=63 Ronthscheld Blvd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
7239B70290995A99967AE1DE581942C0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gnvpkivm0R63Hiq5aKRfHNdKebuO4AYZCSDLGXtGNuJ+Mkoo59blbNBcJ3mSMvsL:gnvSET6Xz8KRftdjxJD2uYMknXblrcm2

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8803

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.awesomereaderapp.com/?dl=1&meta=7KNy dvP2k1yDK5CDXaJDrW0UdWjUzWPDrFthXtjcmVP2rldDX0mIT1zvm2yIKiWvmREhSDj7z1VLyDj rcWvmAWASDChTMm7dlChV81OTg0NZcwNznmI3cWedtleX2JcmxWvm10hXtt7XxjIHxFcrVWvm1uhXtw r5jDK1l ExWvmN0hXt07XvEDXxWvmF0hXtpDCNJ Exl Ei6xH1YIKDTDK5y7dg6VH0mDXPwcj1Y7KNlIKxWvm5whXtPDHsJcdl0IKWufSDC2j1YDrVdIKNlfS7m7K2pDZ1fNTndAZLwNTayAZn=

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