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adobe pdf reader.exe

Adobe PDF Reader

Download Manager

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application adobe pdf reader.exe, “Adobe PDF Reader ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.

File name:

Publisher:

Download Manager (signed by Download Manager)

Product:

Adobe PDF Reader

Description:

Adobe PDF Reader

Version:

2.0.4.69

MD5:

7371914ba5c34d790e23658e54f7b9fd

SHA-1:

c7ed19a81a0deebbbc1b75850b3607a60e82d6cc

SHA-256:

b4afe0a84819ff8e53e482dd33c1a22dc1a60814eb97cc15a3952c5b426b9fbf

Scanner detections:

35 / 68

Status:

Adware

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:

5/10/2024 5:05:15 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

393

AegisLab AV Signature

Troj.W32.Jorik.Steckt

2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

16.01.07

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.140.8

avast!

Win32:Installer-L [PUP]

2014.9-160107

AVG

Generic_r

2017.0.2871

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

1.0.20.35

Bkav FE

W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-16

0.98/19168

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

17728

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4747

9.0.1.07

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

8.16.01.07.06

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)

10.9609

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.D.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.AirInstall

11.2016-07-01_5

G Data

Application.Bundler.AirInstall

16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.AdWare

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11847

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.851

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2016.01.07.06

McAfee

Artemis!0AD84E90907F

5600.6527

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

17.0.0.21

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwjiid

0.28.0.59492

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.773032

14.07.07.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

16.01.07.06

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM18.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.DownloadManager.Bundler (M)

16.1.7.18

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.16105

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0119

7.2.7

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

26124

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.157

2.0.0.1809

File size:

817.9 KB (837,552 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.69

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe pdf reader.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Manager

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/7/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/8/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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:

428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/17/2013 1:10:42 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:TddjBQcqQV8/0+2PeW+zrAHSVl3fLQWdWtorDRJRuyT81gBE:hdjBlVx+2PzsflvDOop3Zq

Entry address:

0x25F7B0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, D0, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, E6, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89... 
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Entropy:

7.8790

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

780 KB (798,720 bytes)

The file adobe pdf reader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files.downloadd.org/get/click/ntm8p09r/?d=http://downloadd.org/.../adobereader.exe&n=Adobe PDF Reader&key=56ac3b1eef2a3c54c9b52b765e8d2f93a2e842f6fa21b8099d389df17349b8e3&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://downloadd.org/.../adobereader.png&sid=adobereader&filename=Adobe PDF Reader

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