» cutewriter.exe
Overview
Analysis
File Details

cutewriter.exe

CutePDF Writer

Acro Software Inc.

The application cutewriter.exe, “CutePDF Writer Setup ” by Acro Software 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:

3.0.0.7

MD5:

6fb6a089cab0a2e80d3a8fc7ea8c1219

SHA-1:

6e997f1fe3095f4f2efb853ded682a28533fdf0f

SHA-256:

3a77fdf245bc1ea930cbf013e7f431ca72ce1b49c3cad4fed9a4d2941c3b7816

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:

4/25/2024 2:14:33 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.IM (L)

17.3.10.16

File size:

1.9 MB (2,003,352 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.0.1

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

Inno Setup

Language:

Language Neutral

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Acro Software Inc.

Authority:

GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:

7/23/2013 11:56:41 PM

Valid to:

9/14/2016 7:43:27 PM

Subject:

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

Issuer:

SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:

07B0F4201FE9F1

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

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, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.9939

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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