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InstallCore Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application uninstall.exe by InstallCore has been detected as adware 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 installCore installer. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program PDF Converter.
Publisher:
InstallCore Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a09827589e51ea94a109d975a2ac97ca

SHA-1:
634a3991f99e95cff0ac48cd2aed6365bc89a1ff

SHA-256:
6ea04a413ab02c2140c57416a22eb4484975758a0227520c9781bb29164bbb94

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/24/2024 9:27:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.2.10.12

File size:
517.3 KB (529,680 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pdfconverter\uninstall\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallCore Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/21/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/21/2013 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=InstallCore Ltd., OU=Support, O=InstallCore Ltd., STREET=Nisim Aloni 21, L=Tel Aviv, S=N/A, PostalCode=62919, C=IL

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

Serial number:
0088971791FBF6CE4920268CDF6A0A825F

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:1/ZBywf+TBl9mvByfU73skA/DKirzcuPauKoZtmToZUeXC:hzysQZWIc7ckfifcuCDoZ+YXC

Entry address:
0x10BF10

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 49, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, F6, FF, C7, 87, 10, A7, 0C, 00, 7C, 1F, 6A, 0E, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
488 KB (499,712 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
PDF Converter

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files\PDFConverter\Uninstall\Uninstall.exe /Uninstall


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