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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.
Publisher:
SuperCool Applications  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a9b15a103187967e018609f047edffd3

SHA-1:
d5e3a612ef130a787bdc86ed91e562be178bbf72

SHA-256:
3d98e5e1633cd7260f38db4f3bdd9b62d511350585f9f40799be288cbc73dff0

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 3:23:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Injected
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.145.10

AVG
InstallCore
2015.0.3495

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0113

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JO (variant)
8.9714

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SuperCoolApps
v2014.04.23.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SuperCoolApplications.S
14.8.7.23

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Trojan.MTA.0162
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28550

File size:
763.9 KB (782,272 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 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/16/2014 12:59:59 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:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:MnvpkSQeI3c1sEduqwj8P7RaWWjurKE0tT07XJOjEJW9XIvnS1+KMf6ZFjAA:MnvSSgs17duVQBWyKdGXQj0vS1+9f6Zq

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:
7.8713

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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