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adobe acrobat reader 6.exe

Installer Program Internet

MaxPlatform (Fried Cookie Ltd)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application adobe acrobat reader 6.exe, “Installer Program Internet Setup ” by MaxPlatform (Fried Cookie) 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. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.

File name:

Publisher:

Program installer (signed by MaxPlatform (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:

Installer Program Internet

Description:

Installer Program Internet Setup

Version:

5.4.5.1

MD5:

528f3ad85dd22489dfe288953c1b57e3

SHA-1:

b04676b85116a836f41d060f728db305048594c2

SHA-256:

3473a5552668957ef671e9f2d2c6db3438011dab964b03fdaa5e7ef55c6cb73f

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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 6:00:33 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)

16.2.10.21

File size:

1018.8 KB (1,043,248 bytes)

Product version:

4.2

Installer

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\adobe acrobat reader 6.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

MaxPlatform (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

4/27/2015 6:42:25 PM

Valid to:

4/27/2016 6:42:25 PM

Subject:

CN=MaxPlatform (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=MaxPlatform (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

1121507E6BDD0438A3C158F873DCAA10634D

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):

24576:CnwnylFiHoIRW3VwygjpKspFSxCe9t3xX8fk9XgPiQPYOg5:CwylwHclwLFnp8xCehXbKRPYh

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.9259

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file adobe acrobat reader 6.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.applicationsfilecapital.com/c?x=R4jN30 D0RWFvhBBOWruvIOPoxOxQp7rZMsa9DOZ Cw=&c=fxKl9hMHYFJk0h0al05cE3TAvkA1DE41KhdiI/wr0fAZgXhhyoVElOw5fiNgpGwYbRYo UoU/xgFt4VrPoFPeorMYagaMEdIQfYdJnUQOFYPMQ32CzUawGEbLgHU8dE9gqTq/ed54iNFPQj2VOacVQ==&downloadAs=Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0FullInstaller.exe&fallback_url=http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/6.x/6.0/.../AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe

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