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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.pdf-reader.org.
Publisher:
SuperCool Applications  (signed and verified)

MD5:
232bd5aae0653585b74888d81f7daa97

SHA-1:
35269e897000424c82433784eff312bb7550f7fc

SHA-256:
3704ab45f87f5e0149c0dfc1ff9bfbc2bc8248d133324cebd79d51b8299bedbd

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 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:
4/24/2024 6:54:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.534
7.11.154.200

AVG
Max Setup
2015.0.3445

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
14.6.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712387

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SuperCool
v2014.06.13.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SuperCoolApplications.S
14.8.7.23

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
29708

File size:
778.8 KB (797,488 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):
24576:A/v1u9O+wzrFbvH3NUy6ovWyuqFbaInE7GSoCao:A3ANwzrRvH3NUtk97baGSX

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.pdf-reader.org/.../7Kxu T1Y73vl7Xxp2mVWvmCWcyDEcmlChSDBDz10cQDj7z1LLQDj rcW2Ham7z0RvmiWAkDjIKiWXzazNZMwAjA4ASDG2z1YIdVF2dWyDH0m XiWed1P2rNo2HlwDX0m K4We3sB7KNl KVu2H0m73iWe3xPcm2l2H0m EiWedlmidWu2rVu2ZpnfXtpDlNl7XvjIZpLfSDleHsyhXtP7dVpDH0m7XMWed5CcrWzIXxp dFWvmxdhXtCDXDp7dVWvQDPDdlChV8yNTnFNZc1ATcyAi==

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