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Software Generic

Smooth Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application pdfcreatorsetup.exe, “Software Generic Setup ” by Smooth Funnel (New Media Holdings) 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.freepdf-converter.org.
Publisher:
Smooth Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Software Generic

Description:
Software Generic Setup

MD5:
75729da83f2ddeab86044e1e2c5a6481

SHA-1:
ee2a900fe775ff4db6596dd969fb8f8b49366207

SHA-256:
d21439c5c536b89c5e410ad3eba885a08d413c4b2658a58433359ab626531f9b

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:
4/26/2024 9:43:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCo.zks
7.11.194.166

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3153

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.ICR
20338

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.33
9.0.1.091

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.SR potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of downloadmanagersetup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.6.1

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14410

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.04.01.02

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dmfohz
0.30.8.659

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.NewMedia.Installer
15.4.1.2

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
35418

File size:
782.4 KB (801,184 bytes)

Product version:
1.3

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:
Smooth Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/3/2014 3:39:23 PM

Valid to:
11/4/2015 3:39:23 PM

Subject:
CN=Smooth Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Smooth Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11213DD7FC6C74C176DC6153FA1CA0289B07

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3Hva7GT+MvbI/zJEP0qkbABTT9cEVW6vaYu38TYrMGFBW:3PbTxvbI00Zb09cEEYuMTyrW

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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Entropy:
7.8657

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.freepdf-converter.org/pdf-creator/gb/.../?dl=1

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