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cool_reader.exe

CORLEON GROUP LTD

The application cool_reader.exe by CORLEON GROUP has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from torrentsoft.ru.
Publisher:
CORLEON GROUP LTD  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
130650b6d63d7eb7cae89c923efcb44c

SHA-1:
670bddead51e4c75793247af23e2ff51dfd695f2

SHA-256:
6a87a1457f7b7c7833f4282edac4a0cc20ea2cfb1465485ad1fae92960955310

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.

Analysis date:
8/12/2025 9:24:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMonster.CORLEONG (M)
16.3.11.15

File size:
5 MB (5,289,416 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CORLEON GROUP LTD

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/26/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/27/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CORLEON GROUP LTD, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=CORLEON GROUP LTD, L=Victoria, S=Mahe, C=SC

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3892391FD98598A279CE03AF7330DCFB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/22/2013 3:25:58 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:xsNYKB9oHIJVZwfsFmNdoZQuVG0q8kMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMp2MMMMMMMMMMMMM/:x7KQ3oZAOEn

Entry address:
0x3A27DC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 9C, 40, 79, 00, E8, 84, D4, C6, FF, A1, 58, F5, 7A, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 98, 85, E3, FF, A1, 58, F5, 7A, 00, 8B, 00, B2, 01, E8, CE, A2, E3, FF, 8B, 0D, 98, EE, 7A, 00, A1, 58, F5, 7A, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, 40, 6A, 78, 00, E8, 8A, 85, E3, FF, A1, 58, F5, 7A, 00, 8B, 00, E8, E2, 86, E3, FF, E8, 85, 7D, C6, FF, 90, 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:
3.6 MB (3,804,672 bytes)

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

http://torrentsoft.ru/.../0-0-1-605-20

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