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pdfreadersetup.exe

Installer

Prompt Delivery (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, “Installer Setup ” by Prompt Delivery (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 16 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.
Publisher:
Prompt Delivery (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

MD5:
e2b1fd8d995e5042c4397a24f4ea4777

SHA-1:
f3560ecb35dda7235ec2ee5a8e700a419847e67d

SHA-256:
aca764327d5e1430a11bb1044c410f0e3925e14a929ce1d98e24dbee0eabd42a

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 '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:
4/26/2024 6:35:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.799512
7.11.195.230

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150602

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3090

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1562

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DW
20528

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.27
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UE potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.Eorezo.BZ
11.2015-02-06_3

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.6.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14484

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2015.06.02.06

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallCore.dmafbw
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.NewMedia.Installer
15.6.2.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
35418

File size:
780.8 KB (799,512 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\pdfreadersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Prompt Delivery (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/3/2014 8:52:05 AM

Valid to:
11/4/2015 8:52:05 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121FF086824290319C1CDDCE1E9691E8630

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Pgl46+m/UnjxWJjoJehdYJAspx7t1id3d1Xax:PBg/JncpfSdQx

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...
 
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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://any-fileopener.com/pdf-reader/gb/.../?dl=1

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-55-66.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.55.66:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-153-163.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.153.163:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-10-224-155.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.10.224.155:80)

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