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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 11 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:
8e2a4dfedf8a0a7e1a8f7611825a6283

SHA-1:
aeec12e5be722a17c9c75967c4a938954b7cef49

SHA-256:
e1261eb2dbf3ec839099e079fe506b456850fb4a8cc325173d0639e8ef182aa0

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
4/16/2024 9:20:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Injected
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.141.94

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.2931

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25861
9.0.1.0313

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IK (variant)
9.9639

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of firefoxsetup.exe (Adware)
2015.11.9.2

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.SuperCoolApplications.Installer (M)
15.9.15.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.151107

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28044

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.1799

File size:
1.1 MB (1,107,024 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 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:gZvS803z4RGZhpmMAFvfpkKmtcHe2tlxjsPMcExxnS9GG31LivwqhaYT:gt43zR0Fvhkqe6oPMcrGq1LivL8YT

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/?dl=1&meta=7KNy dvP2k1yDK5CDXaJDrW0UdWjUzWPDrFthXtjcmVP2rldDX0mIT1zvm2yIKiWvmREhSDj7z1OTkDj rcWvmAWASDChTMm7dlChV81ATa4OTC3NjnmI3cWedtleX2JcmxWvm10hXtt7XxjIHxFcrVWvm1uhXtw r5jDK1l ExWvmN0hXt07XvEDXxWvmF0hXtpDCNJ Exl Ei6xH1YIKDTDK5y7dg6VH0mDXPwcj1Y7KNlIKxWvm5whXtPDHsJcdl0IKWufSDC2j1YDrVdIKNlfS7m7K2pDZ1fNTL0OZcwAzAwAZn=

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