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pdfcreatorsetup.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 pdfcreatorsetup.exe by InstallCore 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:
InstallCore Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
38e8432bf3be7e1c91ceed579a2f35ea

SHA-1:
071cd5758713d65f2da00efb2cf830cd808cdf02

SHA-256:
cd74510763d185ac95f6de27a70f7caa4cbbe84c6c71363c1523a40c40ee6195

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 '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:
4/19/2024 4:49:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.14.2

File size:
1014.3 KB (1,038,608 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallCore Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/21/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/21/2013 12:59:59 AM

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

Entry address:
0xC1A49

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 28, 51, 4A, 00, E8, 9F, EE, FF, FF, 10, 77, 3B, 3B, 74, 24, 08, 73, 04, 89, 74, 24, 08, 8B, C6, 03, 43, 0C, 3B, 44, 24, 0C, 76, 04, 89, 44, 24, 0C, 68, 00, 80, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 56, E8, EF, FC, FF, FF, 85, C0, 75, 0A, C7, 05, C0, 35, 47, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C3, E8, 8A, FD, FF, FF, 8B, DF, 81, FB, E4, 35, 47, 00, 75, A7, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 33, D2, 89, 10, 83, 7C, 24, 0C, 00, 74, 19, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 89, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 44, 24, 08, 8B, 54, 24, 04, 89, 42, 04...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
787 KB (805,888 bytes)

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