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adobe-reader-x.exe

The application adobe-reader-x.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdnus.ironcdn.com.
MD5:
dc0b0bd82cff98c9e8669b99262f5457

SHA-1:
250c554caabbc62d9636a90a00d300a27d7227ac

SHA-256:
08f7ebdece2975c14b225cba93e6716bd378a3cd04bcdd6989ba1e6e4d6f905d

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:52:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2014.06.05

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.80
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AZ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.S.gen
4.6.5.141

IKARUS anti.virus
SoftwareBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14602

File size:
1 MB (1,061,280 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe-reader-x.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9nORlYrGzTjoBgZdOrA3flrOivlfOcA2y4XMFJ2FNZ9IDpbTNWrXBVMV:9nORlxTZmrAvlrUcg4XWJ2rOJyDMV

Entry address:
0xD67A0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 3C, E6, 41, 00, E8, 79, EC, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
869.5 KB (890,368 bytes)

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

http://cdnus.ironcdn.com/.../Adobe-Reader-X.exe

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