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readersdigest.exe

The application readersdigest.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from installerlaunch-gn1.com.
MD5:
01f71bdda13fe73872ff085d5ae6fa1e

SHA-1:
e2632cf9f440a7ed7792b69e05f80b7b4df31f42

SHA-256:
bdff4a372e822004efb81b87120224bae70190866c72d44bd6931bf2fd89476d

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/19/2024 11:36:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.674988
5821840

avast!
Win32:InstallCore-GD [PUP]
151222-1

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.59
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.674988
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AF potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.V2.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.674988
5.15.21

Norman
Adware.Generic.674988
22.12.2015 20:50:33

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
46260

File size:
1 MB (1,091,928 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Dm7XbdICKEXJcqCElUiXZPVSezbA9yWc14bAXtTkTcJA7PQp:y7Xb7PZO+bBVSgbA9yWuNmB

Entry address:
0xCB890

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, A0, 3A, 40, 00, E8, CD, EF, FF, FF, 91, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 74, 91, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 70, 91, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 6C, 91, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, D8, 91, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 68, 91, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 64, 91, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 60, 91, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, F0, 91, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, EC, 91, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, E8, 91, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 5C, 91, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 58, 91, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 00, 92, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, FC...
 
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Entropy:
6.9554

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
829.5 KB (849,408 bytes)

The file readersdigest.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://installerlaunch-gn1.com/index.php?dl=download.installerlaunch-gn1.com/ReadersDigest-iCore.exe&dn=ReadersDigest.exe&sid=1591-KMIF-rd&pid=rd-ic-2&browser=ch&ptrk=eh5ll9aqj4jdh5se29okevqsr3&typ=http://rd.com/.../

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