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pdfreadersetup.exe

Generic Soft

Prog Internet

The application pdfreadersetup.exe, “Generic Soft Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 fun-media-player.com.
Publisher:
Prog Internet

Product:
Generic Soft

Description:
Generic Soft Setup

MD5:
2602c578528fa5bab8c5edc0f9f27cab

SHA-1:
f70347def80dd13fdd95b6f512ac8cfd00e09518

SHA-256:
875ccfcb516609877463ffde2c8b2ff18f9c0af151e19ba8cc897e42e4421283

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/16/2024 5:20:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15721

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
7/21/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.EG
15.6.25

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2015.07.21.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.7.21.16

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40830

File size:
686.6 KB (703,029 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.2

Copyright:
Web Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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):
12288:CQ1a9dzj0JS6jh/VDgDbCJ+m3yPYZbK1arjH9jMG32LUz1ZKfRuPyKy7S:CQ1cdP0hjh/tgDWJh3yPuWarRBGLoZKw

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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Entropy:
7.8879

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://fun-media-player.com/?dl=1&pi=AjM1NzAzAj7zNw==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&dr=cHaWck1wDr7tcmVPDrVyvExthXN3DKV0vENyhKvEvmCWcyDEcmlChSDBDz1l QDj7z1vTQDj rcWDK4m7z0RvmiWAkDjIKiWXzL0Nz7yAZnFASDPDdlChV8dATgFNTMdATaz&pd=2323Uml0UKD1 QFj d0=&campaignId=9jn0AzndAZnyAZMq

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