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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 19 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:
ae0726cdcddffc3393ed8234badb476b

SHA-1:
1798647d1b0dbc4a8f7e3a23b271f00b6fe96aa0

SHA-256:
49977e240af4b53b1eadab93877ed23344987f117425f00f570c05ec27f472b9

Scanner detections:
19 / 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 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:
4/27/2024 1:56:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.135.34

AVG
Adware InstallCore
2016.0.3166

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19544

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.152
9.0.1.078

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JW potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore_JE
3/19/2015

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of open officesetup.exe (Adware)
2015.6.25.6

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13407

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!0119E227955F
5600.6822

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgoro
0.28.2.62440

Norman
Kryptik.CDMO
11.20150319

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ironSource
15.3.19.11

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
9988

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Trojan.MTA.0162
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28462

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.1852

File size:
765.3 KB (783,672 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:
8/15/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/16/2014 1:59:59 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 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:YvpklhTY67VS/vn19Rz7HjcsrYd51+9awCABPd8VQJW0GLyqe6WpS39QldzD9DSJ:YvSXTYYsvfRvDc6Yd51LtoPd2QJFgjSV

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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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/.../7Kxu T1Y73vl7Xxp2mVWvmCWcyDEcmlChSDBDz1mcQDj7z1rLQDj rcWDEam7z0RvmiWAkDjIKiWXzLzATg0NZA3ASDG2z1YIdVF2dWyDH0m XiWed1P2rNo2HlwDX0m K4We3sB7KNl KVu2H0m73iWe3xPcm2l2H0m EiWedlmidWu2rVu2ZpnfXtpDlNl7XvjIZpLfSDleHsyhXtP7dVpDH0m7XMWed5CcrWzIXxp dFWvmxdhXtCDXDp7dVWvQDPDdlChV81NzC0OZnzAziwAi==

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