pdf2wordsetup.exe

NextInteractiveMedia

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application pdf2wordsetup.exe by NextInteractiveMedia has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder.
Publisher:
NextInteractiveMedia  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8169ce7951b7609c8df4e85e62353625

SHA-1:
7c5de771459e090aab14ead61e7c5154c49364fc

SHA-256:
48e1bad74959abea378e9a748509121f49f98d4a6637af8991ea9704eee8ba43

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:35:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Injected
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.157.46

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.BA
18681

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25266
9.0.1.0262

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IW (variant)
8.9336

F-Prot
W32/A-dbe1ec51
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12538

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.01Net.A
v2014.09.19.08

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbpc
0.28.2.62151

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.NextInteractiveMedia.N
14.9.19.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14917

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4837543
29708

File size:
599.3 KB (613,656 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\pdf2wordsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/13/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/13/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=NextInteractiveMedia, O=NextInteractiveMedia, STREET=12 rue d Oradour sur Glane, L=PARIS, S=IDF, PostalCode=75015, C=FR

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
7BE20DA80D4D2D5DC477076191A6D03A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:SvpY9k6+Fo765nw3CHdkStkmLRGBeuSKNhGQss35KB8uKPksp:Svckxo7Cnntk4RGMpKeZsk8uKPR

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, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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