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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 13 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.pdf-reader.org.

File name:

Publisher:

SuperCool Applications (signed and verified)

MD5:

e755b89d54aeef54d9d11ddce221a02f

SHA-1:

0fb0bce4e34d3ed2ffa7ef020dff60899841e5df

SHA-256:

4ca8ea1c185c9e1d5034178ef80a4fd032bea94b9aa1476d5c0141324f7aedc7

Scanner detections:

13 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

4/23/2024 12:12:18 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.iskd

7.11.152.32

AVG

Max Setup

2015.0.3370

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore

4.0.3.14827

Dr.Web

Trojan.MulDrop5.10078

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.JO potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

G Data

Win32.Application.InstallCore

14.8.24

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.178.12171

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore

v2014.08.27.02

McAfee

CryptInno!1D6C496F8489

5600.7026

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.SuperCoolApplications.S

14.8.27.2

Sophos

Install Core Click run software

4.98

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

29418

File size:

778.2 KB (796,848 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

SuperCool Applications

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

8/15/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:

8/16/2014 2:59:59 AM

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:

6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:MIvpNU8/UqQ3wZl7vpmCOFRDjzSQdF8rAaUZyGCwXUeYoRolr4VHd5TqFjnQTCJ:MIv9wwZVBX2R/F6AyGxUuREshTyr8CJ

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:

7.8727

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.pdf-reader.org/?dl=1&meta=7KNy dvP2k1yDK5CDXaJDExPUdWjUzWPDrFthXtjcmVP2rldDX0mIT1zvm2yIKiWvmREhKVuvmNjhL55vmNBDz1l QDjhTnmDZ0wvmNpDZ1fAjnzNzCRAzgRvmt3hXtGDXl3 3vCfSDt2Z1Y K507dP0eXslfSDt j1YcrRP7dVtDKF0fSDj2Z1Y2r5yDdV0fSDu2Z1YIKDZ dF0DKF0OCxWedlmLdVPcmNoOlxWvmV4cHaWed5jDKlCfSDPcZ1Y7Kxw 3Np2rlJ E0mDH7Wedxl2mljDX0mvm5EIKiWXza1AT74NTARNzaR

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