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pdfwritersetup.exe

SuperFun Applications

The application pdfwritersetup.exe by SuperFun Applications has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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.unipdfconverter.com.
Publisher:
SuperFun Applications  (signed and verified)

MD5:
116c3cd5887f5539f2f619d057c37149

SHA-1:
16914d2ec9df04c4c977f4c669c21b5c847aadf4

SHA-256:
3f82734b3f8557afdcb1f471ba043a6f68046f17775888d1ea929f65b7ba6a3c

Scanner detections:
7 / 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.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 1:46:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.181.56

AVG
Adware InstallCore.LA
2014.0.4040

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IM potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SuperFunApplications.O
14.10.25.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.141023

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.1967

File size:
1.2 MB (1,299,080 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Turkish (Turkey)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SuperFun Applications

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/21/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SuperFun Applications, O=SuperFun Applications, STREET=Lilienblum 28, 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:
00B23C5024F91A9EA0F716D117BD6E69C0

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:uvSuuza9d5QUbOINBvae/YA0x+GNmVhofRSFsXzs2h1:+KemUb/Bv9HZrIRSFsw

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 pdfwritersetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.unipdfconverter.com/default/ga/.../?dl=1

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