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pdfcreatorsetup.exe

InstallCore Ltd.

The application pdfcreatorsetup.exe by InstallCore has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
InstallCore Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7182d3d7c192384f71d077909f9b9fc0

SHA-1:
dfda8c567d6f415856bdb118d557aa9ff878ca14

SHA-256:
e2b36709ccb73e8b8e11259a076697dc3f430df9936280f20103a5d64a2198f8

Scanner detections:
5 / 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.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 2:02:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.43
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.R potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.C.gen
4.6.5.141

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Installer (M)
16.2.11.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
46800

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

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pdfcreatorsetup.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:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:eJYsNmieIUxHiCDLFMqXU1OIJcpT0vSJX:0MiRUxH/DLO0kOocpT0vSJ

Entry address:
0xC1A2E

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 75, 91, 4E, 00, E8, C4, E1, FF, FF, 69, 68, A7, F7, 99, 8D, 4F, 3D, CC, 08, 63, 66, 09, 71, 0E, C4, 2B, 40, 0F, 19, C3, FD, 8A, 0E, AD, 3B, 6E, 9C, 24, E1, C4, 19, 4E, D6, 92, 06, 78, 1B, 21, EC, 80, D0, CA, C7, 2C, D2, A8, D5, 62, CE, B5, D4, 87, 08, 58, F4, 7C, 2E, 4F, 17, F4, 04, 7F, 18, 1F, A2, 1F, 38, E4, A9, 32, EE, 39, A9, 6B, B2, 30, 8A, C5, 81, D7, CC, 83, 38, 1C, D4, 5F, 01, 21, B1, 15, 69, DE, 06, 98, E6, EA, FB, 97, DA, BE, 7B, 29, 5F, DF, 00, BD, 68, BD, C8, AB, 07...
 
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Entropy:
6.9099

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
787 KB (805,888 bytes)

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