home

pdfreadersetup.exe

ICS Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application pdfreadersetup.exe by ICS Setup has been detected as adware by 13 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.pdf-readers.com.
Publisher:
ICS Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
922b76e24d334794592085046fe5d177

SHA-1:
ae1cfc13e1174d1797fee451184958853a220c4a

SHA-256:
83ad507b7342c331f7fb320e189d33a9c76d57f342f536328ccd4283ecc1bfb1

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 1:17:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.Y
7.11.213.50

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3168

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15317

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.076

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.NF potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Adware.InstallCore.BV
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of fileopenersetup.exe (Adware)
2015.6.22.21

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15134

McAfee
CryptInno!266E89C5FD05
5600.6824

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.ironSource
15.3.17.4

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29800

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore.Win32.44
2.0.0.2087

File size:
785.8 KB (804,680 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ICS Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/23/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/24/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ICS Setup, O=ICS Setup, STREET=Lilienblum 28, L=Tel-Aviv, S=Gush dan, PostalCode=65113, C=IL

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

Serial number:
401AE9F3E475B300437336E84E319A7F

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:AgFqodJAAxsTt3e7TX+st6IhYtK9du1af:A6GAxn7jDWtKGs

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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...
 
[+]

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.pdf-readers.com/pdf-reader/mm/.../?dl=1

Remove pdfreadersetup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.