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CutePDF.exe

Multiply ROI, Inc

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application CutePDF.exe by Multiply ROI, Inc has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs.
Publisher:
CutePDF  (signed by Multiply ROI, Inc)

Product:
CutePDF

Version:
1.0

MD5:
d9ac782ce7270407913c78e4d9314150

SHA-1:
98b0999995cda529be1b3f681f9fa3f09a0d7fec

SHA-256:
c918e82ccc15189b109e3cb60250b54c26c78e1d8109735f8ef8471c19734e6f

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:03:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1449
9.0.1.0100

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse (variant)
8.9662

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Server_Web_HFS
4/10/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11721

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2014.04.10.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MultiplyROI.H
14.8.7.21

Sophos
Generic PUA EN
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.OutBrowse
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
OutBrowse
28194

File size:
622.3 KB (637,248 bytes)

Copyright:
© CutePDF

Trademarks:
CutePDF

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Multiply ROI, Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/27/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/26/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Multiply ROI, Inc", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Multiply ROI, Inc", L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

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:
071EA95218ABA65B6DE651F0EFE6F136

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:+NACBUGj+L5nmCQi1bfj7Z7wKtqo7Bg6jp0H9dpBoyOGfSu5GINubgJKZQ5N7:+GKUGomc17Z7VW6t0H4yOskIEMJKZc

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9784

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://cdn.ppdownload.com/MROI/.../CutePDF.exe

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