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pdfreadersetup.exe

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 pdfreadersetup.exe by My Apps (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.any-pdf-reader.org.
Publisher:
My Apps (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d37acef26e45c6ba82a7074a84bc3020

SHA-1:
d7825060cef1ea9e3dcc049f5057fb18c8d6e869

SHA-256:
f0ab51f84d38773178f5e8f19c552998e1fbd91e7774c02c8d9ecce549fd0365

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:
4/24/2024 6:33:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.Y
7.11.189.28

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3136

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DSX
21808

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.12
9.0.1.0108

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RY (variant)
9.10787

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of fileopenersetup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.19.22

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15638

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.04.18.10

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.djocrs
0.30.16.1110

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.NewMedia.Installer
15.4.18.6

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
35088

File size:
1005.9 KB (1,030,080 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Turkish (Turkey)

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

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

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/12/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/13/2015 2:59:59 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 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+JzAarLR1yGNi0bkzy7Ajl6HiE+1VkCy3vvDW1FzPP58A1TOO:+lPznbkG72Y48/a11PBBqO

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)

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

http://www.any-pdf-reader.org/pdf-reader/gb/.../?dl=1

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