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Download and Install Ltd

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application pdf installer.exe, “Product Installer” by Download and Install 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 installCore installer.
Publisher:
Setup  (signed by Download and Install Ltd)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Product Installer

Version:
1.0.0.0010

MD5:
6db4c19bd110440c3d2f2e72f89716ee

SHA-1:
9f6c4c6a9c1bc2029413d20d1e83134fb7cf4fca

SHA-256:
49a17b09cd8ae6c59c5bab3239e85d5bcfa2df728308bfc22117cce01d800538

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:
4/25/2024 1:30:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DownloadandInstall.Installer (M)
16.1.4.10

File size:
1.5 MB (1,544,976 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download and Install Ltd

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/21/2012 11:33:56 PM

Valid to:
9/14/2014 8:31:22 AM

Subject:
CN=Download and Install Ltd, O=Download and Install Ltd, L=London, S=London, C=GB

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:
082658FA2A383E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NCxwjSWSjz5omc7SJ3d6YPV2Zo+8uS0h+89O6QjTmHlesQKwH0or5JdxaP2MQ7Fo:5jSf5JcAdCZFFrh3IUles3wUor5x+2DO

Entry address:
0x8018

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, B0, 7F, 40, 00, E8, BC, C3, FF, FF, E8, 1B, FC, FF, FF, E8, 8A, B3, FF, FF, 8B, C0, 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, 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, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9889

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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