adberdr11007_en_us.exe

Adobe Reader

Sevas-S LLC

The application adberdr11007_en_us.exe by Sevas-S has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from adobe-reader.downloadable.co and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Sevas-S LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Adobe Reader

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
d9e211194e22cba7809559d36cdc60a4

SHA-1:
6cb70859b90666a1ea7f60d0455d8f21d371a908

SHA-256:
2c46041f3d85e694d613f5f6f6deb9a9c42f66dc5b8ac266637782f254e902af

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
5/15/2025 5:00:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downloader
2014.11.01

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.182.158

AVG
AdLoad.OpenCandy
2016.0.3102

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.15521

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8467
9.0.1.0141

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
9.10652

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
15.5.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13866

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.05.21.11

McAfee
Artemis!D9E211194E22
5600.6758

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SevasS
15.5.21.23

Sophos
Generic PUA GM
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0719
7.2.141

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
34410

File size:
489.7 KB (501,408 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adberdr11007_en_us.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/22/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Sevas-S LLC, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Sevas-S LLC, L=Kyiv, S=Kyivska oblast, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4B35AC223F4DB03D3B4C5368983A4B53

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/19/2013 6:53:11 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:dKc6RWcQqZkipsHtACDEOpQdZuoo6g+4U3t2LyzD17:z6gcQlGa2CI1SoH4U4m317

Entry address:
0x333E

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 78, 4F, 43, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, C4, 4E, 43, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, F0, B1, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, 7C, A3, 40, 00, 68, C0, 3E, 43, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, F0, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8679

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file adberdr11007_en_us.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://adobe-reader.downloadable.co/get_file/wUia6yjQOMzI2nSzUbjxCggkkkU3OCqsWxLxas6T7Lck5ib0o2Jgw8kFbk3hYqmqYC/olRZKOSCGGOO1GrE 0bIjzsWXFUrIqz3zT0zxsmm9ifXTp9vKmiBBp58i1h0CDTTyGDUsnsIt/.../kya0VZYBu9WwAHPrsZuC63hyMtQXB4U8OX8k37f5cn8CkEP4gs9PXg==

http://adobe-reader.downloadable.co/get_file/wUiS4WnYccXAwj 1RrjxCgghkkVxZmbzR1 xcteQv U8/zC24jEwnskFdE3mbLv7Nna4wFxaOSCGGOO1Qexj0bIjzsSXFQ2W7SS7BkX9qjvm3 fa7dPZm3FDs55ziVdIRjLjGDU2nsIj7CroUSCTRrZOnpi9Y2JFerJxJRsFIa3zX2h0O8TKLAl01f2xAC1mcofw2/.../86k2UrzLaBznT6kAc9f58WpSDrjsJuC2XV0db0aT4U MjwpseKtD044zVbshpQBUXDzDU75opju1V5xYSCRpShBjI2GcmCjCA==

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