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acrobat.exe

Software Internet

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 file acrobat.exe, “Software Internet Setup ” 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:
Web Prog application   (signed by CPC Net AdVertising LLC)

Product:
Software Internet

Description:
Software Internet Setup

MD5:
b802faa88cac878c0f0e41c2d5574ea1

SHA-1:
716880544f678bb8a14e1de5b50daee283f45a39

SHA-256:
e8430ddfd4b3f30a057c90e79deadf7a7ae06f508870b8150b967fb968a29ab6

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 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:
12/26/2024 3:31:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.11.15.4

File size:
685.9 KB (702,344 bytes)

Product version:
5.6.9

Copyright:
Program

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CPC Net AdVertising LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/9/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/9/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CPC Net AdVertising LLC, OU=IT, O=CPC Net AdVertising LLC, L=WILMINGTON, S=DELAWARE, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3A2FB3C3390C877857255C772571B6ED

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:q7Fpe5TUreMvM7gXsJDXllip0/a0QtbaUuJ6QYGVMUW4OXST7sSZEjAY30Y:q7FwyrFvM7t1cOS0QtbawQLMUW4FseEB

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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