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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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.coolpdfcreator.com.
Publisher:
InstallCore Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
876ddfefe11412793c07d524d7e6d29e

SHA-1:
19ba01f304ded64fa66a98b08b9bc506cf340dbd

SHA-256:
d17ad5ace9c7a960e8153f29eda6e0e50766fb467a6e51059f400632c198c9e3

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 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:
4/16/2024 2:10:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Installer (M)
16.2.10.20

File size:
1015.3 KB (1,039,632 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

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:extTP2cJh8lap1ecMBUcaVR8ue0i0d0T1ETaEf0+aWA6Ns9V/bNwg+ePKX2OjB8V:extTP2cJh+GecMBUcEiX

Entry address:
0xC2150

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 64, 47, 40, 00, E8, 5B, FD, FF, FF, 35, 8B, 0C, 24, 8B, D7, 8B, C5, E8, 71, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 04, 24, 83, 38, 00, 74, 28, 8B, 04, 24, 8B, 40, 04, 01, 43, 08, 8B, 04, 24, 8B, 40, 04, 29, 43, 0C, 83, 7B, 0C, 00, 75, 10, 8B, C3, E8, 9A, FA, FF, FF, EB, 07, 8B, 04, 24, 33, D2, 89, 10, 83, C4, 14, 5D, 5F, 5E, 5B, C3, 90, 53, 56, 57, 83, C4, EC, 8B, F9, 89, 14, 24, 8D, 98, FF, 3F, 00, 00, 81, E3, 00, C0, FF, FF, 8B, 34, 24, 03, F0, 81, E6, 00, C0, FF, FF, 3B, DE, 73, 5B, 8B, CF, 8B, D6...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
788 KB (806,912 bytes)

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

http://www.coolpdfcreator.com/default/ga/.../?dl=1

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