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pdfwritersetup.exe

JumpyApps

The file is a bundle distribution and utilizes the installCore download manager to distribute this potentially unwanted software. The application pdfwritersetup.exe by JumpyApps has been detected as adware by 13 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.unipdfconverter.com.
Publisher:
JumpyApps  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9160f5a7b6d99c1df750ed5bf5c81712

SHA-1:
92e9c6dd2feccdb106ad3c25db26b742aa3842b5

SHA-256:
26900f56acbd02d5b7650ec900a5086b42342478eb5b5c0221bf3edc35bbc7a8

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/19/2024 2:25:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DownloadManager
14.08.07

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.57
7.11.142.186

AVG
InstallCore
2015.0.3389

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14918

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0219

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JK (variant)
8.9666

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.8.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11737

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Kryptik.cwezfs
0.28.2.61349

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.07.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.JumpyApps.O
14.8.7.18

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
28194

File size:
1.2 MB (1,294,408 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
JumpyApps

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/18/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/19/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=JumpyApps, O=JumpyApps, STREET=63 Rothschild Blvd., L=Tel Aviv, S=NA, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
6DB423F9C6473168CF486AAF112EDD5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:5aaoHV2P2M8D7ec06mJXMvkK9smlNJ6zKSa/Sry+UtNBE7BqyZ:Aa6V8h8vec0JXMvktmlNJkS+UtDE7B

Entry address:
0x8440

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, EC, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, EC, B8, 08, 84, 40, 00, E8, 48, C8, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, BD, 84, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, E8, 51, A2, FF, FF, 85, C0, 7E, 33, 8D, 55, F0, B8, 09, 00, 00, 00, E8, A0, A2, FF, FF, 8B, 45, F0, 50, B8, 64, 00, 00, 00, E8, EA, A2, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, E8, 42, D5, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, 58, E8, 5D, B0, FF, FF, 75, 05, E8, B2, FE, FF, FF, 33, C0, 5A, 59, 59, 64, 89, 10, 68, C4, 84, 40, 00, 8D, 45, EC, BA, 02, 00, 00, 00, E8, 78, AD, FF, FF, C3, E9, 0E, A8...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
29.5 KB (30,208 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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