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pdfreadersetup.exe

InstallCore 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 InstallCore has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer.
Publisher:
InstallCore Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
43a93e83384ce5c16070088573463804

SHA-1:
da73380ca57c76ac7b35ab612b30c3468271749b

SHA-256:
30cd587a387dbb81d49f20070db92be164b210e27eaba371e6dae0fe23180f5f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/25/2024 6:00:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.13.1

File size:
1001.8 KB (1,025,808 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallCore Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/20/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/20/2013 8:59:59 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 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xC18A7

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, C9, 48, 48, 00, E8, E8, DD, FF, FF, F5, FD, FF, FF, 84, C0, 75, 13, 68, 00, 80, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 8B, 03, 50, E8, 62, FD, FF, FF, 33, C0, 89, 03, 5D, 5F, 5E, 5B, C3, 90, 53, 56, 57, 55, 83, C4, EC, 89, 4C, 24, 04, 89, 14, 24, C7, 44, 24, 08, FF, FF, FF, FF, 33, D2, 89, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, E8, 8B, 04, 24, 03, C5, 89, 44, 24, 10, 8B, 1D, E4, 15, 47, 00, EB, 51, 8B, 3B, 8B, 73, 08, 3B, EE, 77, 46, 8B, C6, 03, 43, 0C, 3B, 44, 24, 10, 77, 3B, 3B, 74, 24, 08, 73, 04, 89, 74, 24, 08, 8B, C6...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
787 KB (805,888 bytes)

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