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cbrreader.exe

Software 32

The application cbrreader.exe by Software 32 has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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 software-files-a.cnet.com.
Publisher:
Software 32  (signed and verified)

MD5:
870c6cfd5b57e6ca19e5ad40f614bdb8

SHA-1:
81dbcbc0af6c4c5b9c7a115b48c3fce63de3e09a

SHA-256:
adede6ec5d8d6c1c601aa30d9423df1e3d690ee7acf4129c63895099827f3c96

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
5/21/2024 10:30:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.188.216

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3276

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141129

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20196

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PQ (variant)
8.10780

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
11/29/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.14134

McAfee
Artemis!870C6CFD5B57
5600.6932

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.djeets
0.28.6.63726

Sophos
Generic PUA IB
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1104
7.2.333

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
35126

File size:
745.7 KB (763,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software 32

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/7/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Software 32, O=Software 32, STREET=4554 CALIFORNIA AVE SW, L=Seattle, S=WA, PostalCode=98116, C=US

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

Serial number:
00E7733C7CF6D4F729BF0F5009B3EB3D36

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3YFaLXpn3nFMesxSmuHvvhSFDZp4NylMpSfUY0J3Bi33wlYNoWlTKa4h3cbFZ8FI:3YFSX5mpxW0CNylMpScpJ833doWlWa4G

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.8254

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/85/14/.../cbrreader.exe

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