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adobe-acrobat-reader-9-professional.exe

Protected Downloader

Zugara Investments Limited

The application adobe-acrobat-reader-9-professional.exe, “Protected Downloader Setup ” by Zugara Investments Limited has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The installer uses the InstallMonetizer platform which will donwload and install adware toolbars and other potentially unwanted software offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from download-manage.com.
Publisher:
Zugara Investments Limited   (signed by Zugara Investments Limited)

Product:
Protected Downloader

Description:
Protected Downloader Setup

MD5:
5966b05c4acdf90351c98655cadbb297

SHA-1:
d8100893ded6806969f5847edc494608e54cb9a0

SHA-256:
7588ac3cca78fdd10950c3a0437fb4294137f6f7fefd4c3cddaa0471bd93d2ff

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallMonetizer distribution platform to bundle adware.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 10:21:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Zugara
2015.0.3267

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6417
9.0.1.05190

G Data
Win32.Adware.Zugara
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.InstallMonetizer
t3scan.1.8.5.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloader
v2014.12.08.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ZugaraInvestmentsLimited.d
14.12.8.7

File size:
1.1 MB (1,157,888 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe-acrobat-reader-9-professional.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zugara Investments Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/10/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/11/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Zugara Investments Limited, O=Zugara Investments Limited, STREET=Naousis 1, STREET="Karapatakis Building, Suite 2, 4th floor", L=Larnaca, S=Larnaca, PostalCode=6018, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0F61CE2AF8431A752FBA5F8EC235BDB0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 3:21:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:lxGj2YKWgEWtucnw6Fq1ejTdnJQArKn+qXjYIJlMux8eaJOPKlsML:+7ZgEWMv6WeEP+qzYIJlMG8dhKS

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9152

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file adobe-acrobat-reader-9-professional.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download-manage.com/ft/.../download.php?data=aHR0cDovL3RvcmNhY2hlLm5ldC90b3JyZW50L0Q5NDNGQjdGMjc5NkRDNDlFNUE1Mzk0MEJFNDA5Nzk3MTAzOTFFRDQudG9ycmVudA==&fname=QWRvYmUgQWNyb2JhdCBSZWFkZXIgOSBQcm9mZXNzaW9uYWw=

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