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WorldSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application adobereader.exe by WorldSetup has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdnus.wawosodadol.com.
Publisher:
WorldSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
824ed9e716bf0c95ac2d91423f0de6d6

SHA-1:
3997c8373e31290f547f369efb809b2922e4ecb6

SHA-256:
b0fbeafcbdd00668575a4d10f431a44e589da8263a8abed2f19abe6061a7a27d

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
5/7/2024 12:53:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.141.30

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3512

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.WS
18039

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.096

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen (variant)
8.9631

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore_JE
4/6/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.4.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11652

McAfee
Artemis!824ED9E716BF
5600.7168

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.8c6
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WorldSetup.L
14.4.6.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14404

Sophos
Install Core
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0317
7.2.96

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27982

File size:
642.5 KB (657,896 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WorldSetup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/3/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/4/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WorldSetup, O=WorldSetup, STREET=Lilienblum 28 St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Tel-Aviv, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
6EEF11096F7B5CDC42244636F32F2208

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:wuvpgduv3KK/snEig16RAR7x0R62jdMQATLjc66LqK:wuvmduvaK8BuR7WRDwr

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:
7.8236

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://cdnus.wawosodadol.com/app/Udownloadsoft/.../AdobeReader.exe

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