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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 14 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.

File name:

Publisher:

SuperCool Applications (signed and verified)

MD5:

cf441ea73524446937896b1a955557de

SHA-1:

932e0b0d16995efa04a01ba35201f4050b4abbd9

SHA-256:

795443fa8cd4861939466e9a72b0ffcdf2f64f2bab41bd32367d88d8579fadd1

Scanner detections:

14 / 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 7:01:17 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7

7.11.195.24

AVG

Adware InstallCore.LA

2014.0.4235

Dr.Web

Trojan.MulDrop5.10078

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.JW potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

G Data

Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ

14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.187.14319

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgopb

0.28.6.63850

Norman

Kryptik.CDMO

11.20141212

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.SuperCoolApplications.S

14.12.12.17

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.08

Vba32 AntiVirus

BScope.Trojan.MTA.0162

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

35418

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.Agent.Win32.8971

2.0.0.2005

File size:

764.4 KB (782,712 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

8/15/2014 7:59:59 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 6:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:InvpkxystRPAGnaGo1b0FQ94+7gQtd0RGKYeOSTU1C47XfEnMMYz:InvSgsTPFQb0m94Ed0RG6T0JX8MZ

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:

7.8778

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 dvP2k1yDK5CDXaJ rcJ dAJhd5C m0WedNyDK50IXDlfSDphXAmD3vpDZ0m rcWDK4m7dAWVVAm7dREhKVuvmAWASDChTMm7dlChV81AzL0AZi4NjnmI3cWedtleX2JcmxWvm10hXtt7XxjIHxFcrVWvm1uhXtw r5jDK1l ExWvmN0hXt07XvEDXxWvmF0hXtpDCNJ Exl Ei6xH1YIKDTDK5y7dg6VH0mDXPwcj1Y7KNlIKxWvm5whXtPDHsJcdl0IKWufSDC2j1YDrVdIKNlfS7m7K2pDZ1fNTAFAja0AzcdAZn=

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