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adobe_reader_setup.exe

Soft Downloads

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application adobe_reader_setup.exe by Soft Downloads has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.download-update.org.
Publisher:
Soft Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ecc4be1dfafc67600237ad8af9fb6076

SHA-1:
5cd7a9f41cc60f4743e99e420170de43890029d5

SHA-256:
de392f4f204071decd9aa9405a6f126dad1d7a6d52dfe1d2be7e1f88cb76c3d4

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:07:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.SoftDownloads.Bundler (M)
16.1.10.13

File size:
774.6 KB (793,240 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Soft Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/14/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/14/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Soft Downloads, O=Soft Downloads, STREET="1608 S. Ashland Ave #41118", L=Chicago, S=Illinois, PostalCode=60608, C=US

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

Serial number:
00B75687A35DCB27A264BF14C4B37B3FC2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:kfva6ZQDgKYtiGWCyZPZQt5r7948stRm1s:kXJZ+LQWJZPZIrOJ

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file adobe_reader_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.download-update.org/download/25/.../

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