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FreePDFReaderSetup.exe

Forty Seven Tech Software LLC

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The application FreePDFReaderSetup.exe by Forty Seven Tech Software has been detected as adware 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 InstallBrain installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.appcoun.com.
Publisher:
FreePDFReader  (signed by Forty Seven Tech Software LLC)

Product:
FreePDFReader

Version:
14.4.5.21

MD5:
aecefbe4974729f37d617054b9dde95b

SHA-1:
d705194cb8f8dd8e23b49f83ffa84b057819fb6f

SHA-256:
2dc753fab060e68c24209285d193ddb67ac44cabd6664d3615e2ec425e6827a4

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.

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:
9/21/2024 12:26:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Performersoft (M)
16.8.4.9

File size:
1.2 MB (1,219,864 bytes)

Product version:
14.4.5.21

Copyright:
Copyright 2014

Original file name:
FreePDFReaderSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Forty Seven Tech Software LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/18/2013 4:13:53 PM

Valid to:
12/18/2016 4:13:53 PM

Subject:
CN=Forty Seven Tech Software LLC, O=Forty Seven Tech Software LLC, L=Beaverton, S=Oregon, 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:
27C178FAD33D6A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/3/2014 7:21:08 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:yw/BO7PoTQMKwULgpcfGXj3lH6VZMfQjM0rGL7U/wNV4KYViguK0OA+r:FMToTQn5LepT8aRLI+4KYVoOA6

Entry address:
0xF6F9

Entry point:
E8, 55, 4E, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, 94, FC, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, A0, 46, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, EA, 44, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, E3, 16, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3, EB, 03, 33, C0, 40, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 94, FC, 42, 00, FF, 15, 94, 30, 42, 00, 8B, F8, 85, FF, 75, 26, 6A, 0C, 5E, 39, 05, 98, FC, 42, 00, 74, 0D, 53, E8, 79, 1B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, A9, EB, 07, E8, 71, 1D, 00, 00, 89, 30, E8, 6A, 1D, 00, 00, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8169  (probably packed)

Code size:
133.5 KB (136,704 bytes)

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

http://www.appcoun.com/.../$mc8HXZA3YEIljiQr?cid=4450&cert=fsts

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