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pdfcreatorsetup.exe

Installer Generic

My Apps (New Media Holdings 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, “Installer Generic Setup ” by My Apps (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 9 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:
My Apps (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer Generic

Description:
Installer Generic Setup

MD5:
9fe1f965d992910bfacb0b9da0a331d8

SHA-1:
7158d47a6971b0f3118b7bae1ab3df388b89a0a9

SHA-256:
f55e07df821d6786671c66653cddd1710840ff3e6fa2412b3aa689589783f425

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/24/2024 7:58:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.Y
7.11.196.198

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3256

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.12
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.SF potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
14.12.24

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dkahql
0.28.6.64267

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.New Media Holdings
15.3.1.12

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.09

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
35418

File size:
784.3 KB (803,152 bytes)

Product version:
3.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
My Apps (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/12/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/13/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=My Apps (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=My Apps (New Media Holdings Ltd.), STREET=28 Lilnblum St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
2D27A4F6810ECDC9F671031C370FCDD2

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:UcvRTfKnLo4Fgi+ILXrpUC2x9p6MQbvg3VmR:U45infFgzEXrakk

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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