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pdfcreatorsetup.exe

Click run software

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 Click run software has been detected as adware by 14 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:
Click run software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0cbd5d472531cec81899356af52e4d8b

SHA-1:
0730dff0571d64f5e71d9308dd69c156d251f88c

SHA-256:
2a671db2d434b4b475e760b2d9b29199d0a2437e6c403a1fb8ceea2dedfcf1e2

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 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 4:15:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen6
7.11.179.162

AVG
InstallCore
2015.0.3316

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.ClickRun.A
19852

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.99, Adware.InstallCore.122
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
4.6.5.141

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13727

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundle
v2014.10.19.04

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcipyh
0.28.2.62671

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Clickrunsoftware.P
14.10.19.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.InstallCore!6.4
23.00.65.141017

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4754767
33706

File size:
1.2 MB (1,231,120 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Click run software

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/19/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/20/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Click run software, O=Click run software, STREET=63 Rotshylid Shderot, L=Tel-Aviv, S=NA, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00A243E49C0DAF69F7C5ACF083EB184161

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:9GJfsbXQgZ67cyNH4g1tvCj4Fs/P4T0yUUkzbOO5SHJuxRS8LbvRgKk6B0Wgik/8:9GJfsjpEc2vCj4Fs/MJ0bvRgKkZtHkC

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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