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pdfwritersetup.exe

The application pdfwritersetup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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.
MD5:
3b39b7e40760421c2f5e2623fa6102ff

SHA-1:
db3fc5c663c545d08242b459562a7efcf3e0ba80

SHA-256:
a67c653101416417ba7654756f4dcd2d7bf7886c422f76dbaf06f5652c3ba31e

Scanner detections:
24 / 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.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:39:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.48276
918

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.114.86

avast!
Win32:InstallCore-HG [PUP]
2014.9-140731

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.48276
1.0.20.1060

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0212

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.48276
8.14.07.31.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.CH (variant)
8.9065

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.48276
11.2014-31-07_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.48276
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.173.10234

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundle
v2014.07.31.03

McAfee
Artemis!EB81D82C3F0C
5600.7011

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.48276
15.0.0.636

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbcc
0.28.2.61148

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.1245336
14.07.31.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.07.31.03

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14729

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.94

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0903
7.2.253

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0EJH13
10.465.10

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
23502

File size:
1.2 MB (1,245,336 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:TMJfsMKLLtZ8MFnn6ax6VSbCp0DuO1MJjjRHGScHqc3T+OUoOVEnzqn:IJfsx9H6SbCp0KzmHT+FVE4

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
6.9694

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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