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setupprimusreader.exe

PriMus Reader

Columbus Soft

The application setupprimusreader.exe, “Setup for PriMus Reader 1.1 Build 10934 ” by Columbus Soft has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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.columbussoft.de.
Publisher:
Columbus Soft   (signed by Columbus Soft)

Product:
PriMus Reader

Description:
Setup for PriMus Reader 1.1 Build 10934

Version:
1.1.0.10934

MD5:
6440993e3c8a17084151f60a4d551da6

SHA-1:
b513f60847a7f25f048556d5b0a646ecc7044e1f

SHA-256:
a7a46bf7d4c9e7ab19f2d5ca86526241aa8286c2d5111aa984c33d603dabab40

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
4/20/2024 2:54:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.3.1.1

File size:
3 MB (3,174,056 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.10934

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Columbus Soft

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/3/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/3/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Columbus Soft, O=Columbus Soft, STREET=Im Hirtengrund 2, L=Darmstadt, S=Hessen, PostalCode=64297, C=DE

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

Serial number:
4F898406F05C2B718D5A1718304F3746

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

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.columbussoft.de/.../SetupPriMusReader.exe

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