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pdfconvertersetup.exe

InstallCore Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application pdfconvertersetup.exe by InstallCore has been detected as adware by 8 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.
Publisher:
InstallCore Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
91f1ee7e1f5bead7fa558f140878dcc1

SHA-1:
b0a1012a66efa14e709b2219531358f273ea70f5

SHA-256:
b72cfe2c36c168af7e047b4b1f6fbb8f3d113997965b01a0ccac9fef24d6a0d8

Scanner detections:
8 / 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 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:
4/27/2024 3:11:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Adware InstallCore.OH
2015.0.4522

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.InstallCore.U
16.02.15

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.R potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.C.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.InstallCore.U
5.15.21

Norman
Application.InstallCore.U
13.02.2016 01:47:07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Installer (M)
16.2.15.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
47174

File size:
1020.3 KB (1,044,752 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallCore Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/21/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/20/2013 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=InstallCore Ltd., OU=Support, O=InstallCore Ltd., STREET=Nisim Aloni 21, L=Tel Aviv, S=N/A, PostalCode=62919, C=IL

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

Serial number:
0088971791FBF6CE4920268CDF6A0A825F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:c8aICFxm3H0j7CPehjCe9QsZR+aR679RvP:cnIo7wU/XR+aRaz

Entry address:
0xC19D6

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, C7, 4B, 4E, 00, E8, A8, FA, FF, FF, 2C, 81, FE, 00, 3C, 00, 00, 7C, 0D, 8B, D6, 8B, C7, E8, EA, FE, FF, FF, 84, C0, 75, 17, A1, 10, 06, 46, 00, 89, 1D, 10, 06, 46, 00, 8B, 10, 89, 43, 04, 89, 13, 89, 18, 89, 5A, 04, 5F, 5E, 5B, C3, 8D, 40, 00, 83, 3D, 14, 06, 46, 00, 00, 7E, 40, 83, 3D, 14, 06, 46, 00, 0C, 7D, 0C, C7, 05, C0, 05, 46, 00, 07, 00, 00, 00, EB, 2B, A1, 14, 06, 46, 00, 83, C8, 02, 8B, 15, 18, 06, 46, 00, 89, 02, A1, 18, 06, 46, 00, 83, C0, 04, E8, 99, FD, FF, FF, 33...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
787 KB (805,888 bytes)

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