» cutewriter.exe
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Analysis
File Details

cutewriter.exe

CutePDF Writer

Acro Software Inc

The application cutewriter.exe, “CutePDF Writer Setup ” by Acro Software Inc 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.

File name:

cutewriter.exe

Publisher:

Acro Software Inc. (signed by Acro Software Inc)

Product:

CutePDF Writer

Description:

CutePDF Writer Setup

Version:

3.1.0.3

MD5:

9e48f94c001d5b389dff6dc9d4da6b17

SHA-1:

2e23045ed2c8ebdf180f406f3fbbf38bf4db7e5e

SHA-256:

b573b855c95206872bea0b991048f6ede62c15e5047083fe143fb1e8ce469b7d

Scanner detections:

1 / 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:

4/18/2024 3:03:21 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)

17.2.27.15

File size:

2.7 MB (2,835,520 bytes)

Product version:

3.1.0.1

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

Inno Setup

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\cutewriter.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Acro Software Inc

Authority:

GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:

4/26/2016 5:21:38 AM

Valid to:

7/25/2019 5:21:38 AM

Subject:

CN=Acro Software Inc, O=Acro Software Inc, L=Haymarket, S=Virginia, C=US

Issuer:

CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:

00DE443FE51FE86CAF

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

Entry address:

0xA5F8

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.9968

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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