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acrobat-setup2.exe

CPC NET ADVERTISING LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application acrobat-setup2.exe by CPC NET ADVERTISING 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 installCore installer.
Publisher:
CPC NET ADVERTISING LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e35df24b8a1a730ed36dd37e2e331ee5

SHA-1:
07e65a37d1ca676e7ff4e73239174e04b8179fa8

SHA-256:
c9572ca51bbe15e03b725e81fd6a59839aa3edaeebcd94af74fdfe260d1674c6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 5:22:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.26.21

File size:
39.6 MB (41,575,088 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\acrobat-setup2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CPC NET ADVERTISING LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/6/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/28/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CPC NET ADVERTISING LLC, O=CPC NET ADVERTISING LLC, L=NEW CASTLE, S=DELAWARE, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
116842A027CF682D062C59B8461A9A40

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/22/2009 6:59:30 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:EEl7+bUdGRfDdDLXY2AEq+HjFzNNi21ypIV9mbNFYeqeuLPVG70GXn8:J+b+YXYtEq+DFhNV2OoFYtdLN4X8

Entry address:
0x56683

Entry point:
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Code size:
465.5 KB (476,672 bytes)

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