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.awesomereaderapp.com.
Publisher:
SuperCool Applications  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c410b9c13e5b705de73be87a6026098b

SHA-1:
58ff5c5aa83808d99c666419b70c1826b23ce94a

SHA-256:
0a9771ac211c7878c83e6141a21e30faccd434a99a94d57bf58c4e0d4d283ced

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 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:
4/26/2024 8:33:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.137.234

AVG
Adware InstallCore.LA
2014.0.3950

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IK potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
8/7/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SuperCoolApps.A
v2014.05.23.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SuperCoolApplications.S
14.8.7.23

SUPERAntiSpyware
10435

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0123
7.2.219

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.1773

File size:
1.1 MB (1,113,168 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Swedish (Sweden)

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

Digital Signature
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):
24576:ZvSfrBE+Cs5jBT6d+JQI7323w3/xGJs2f7BlMMie10iqs1yeT4:t41Fx9tS3w3/IPfllM410HN

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.

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