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adobe_reader_setup.exe

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Download Adept

The application adobe_reader_setup.exe, “Application Setup ” by Download Adept has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.downloadease.net.
Publisher:
Prog   (signed by Download Adept)

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

MD5:
6d0f4e6f690edab3391a8a7dd72529f6

SHA-1:
a6e875054161fb7a9a6b73137bf10867a5cc1faf

SHA-256:
5d4e094ef30cb8b5835e85811ab57091aa509c6faaec71b850877ce928950404

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/16/2024 8:06:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.7.30.8

File size:
790.1 KB (809,048 bytes)

Product version:
3.7.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Adept

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/3/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/2/2017 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Adept, O=Download Adept, STREET="500 Westover Dr. #6502", L=Sanford, S=NC, PostalCode=27330, C=US

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

Serial number:
00B5C81BAB144DB30F845D73CB820CAC42

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:wIrpGy+E4h94MDQcHHJA/ZRXtekGllYVAZS4R527QmVkXql9pJl0rWL0:wIrEy+E4EcJAT9ylS54Rw7QmPlFyri0

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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Entropy:
7.8930

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.downloadease.net/download/707/.../

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