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pdfconvertersetup.exe

InstallCore© Installer SDK 4.1

InstallCore© Technologies

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application pdfconvertersetup.exe, “InstallCore© Installer ” has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
InstallCore© Technologies

Product:
InstallCore© Installer SDK 4.1

Description:
InstallCore© Installer

Version:
1, 0, 0, 9

MD5:
2c371fae5575b4365c1aa0f17273076d

SHA-1:
4ee84e2a2abb2a51a7350743120b5b142bb27a3e

SHA-256:
c255578dd3c241a71964e593c754bf6aebfecf201d6fc050686ea602365dedd3

Scanner detections:
14 / 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 2:51:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.135.4

AVG
Generic4
2015.0.3476

Bkav FE
W32.Clod9af.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17889

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore (variant)
8.9502

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Agent.TTL!tr
5/12/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.I.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11351

Malwarebytes
Adware.Agent
v2014.05.12.02

Norman
Facemood.A.dropper
11.20140512

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallCoreCTechnologies.R
14.5.12.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.14B0BA69!347126377
23.00.65.14510

Sophos
Troj/Agent-TTL
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27096

File size:
435 KB (445,440 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 9

Copyright:
Copyright InstallCore© Technology 4.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\pdfconvertersetup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:sQCk5i8p6AsBviGwd6RvX0FXDe1fa7BmgGoMM/:Cei8XGwd6RvX0FTe1y7BxMM/

Entry address:
0xEFBF0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 48, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, F7, FF, C7, 87, 10, 77, 0A, 00, 16, 06, 62, 41, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46...
 
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Entropy:
7.8522

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
404 KB (413,696 bytes)

Windows Firewall Allowed Program
Name:
C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator\Desktop\PDFConverterSetup.exe


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

http://apps.foxtab.com/.../PDFConverterSetup.exe

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