adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-62180-dp.exe

Bab

Mode Beta (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-dc-62180-dp.exe, “Bab Setup ” by Mode Beta (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.
Publisher:
Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Bab

Description:
Bab Setup

Version:
1.6.2.1

MD5:
7b2a27cc3ffb8ff49a848d1cb8cf2052

SHA-1:
43f55c87e7a6d910fe0d3160407f4a70f612b62e

SHA-256:
09c0f789598165dd4a7eb090785d8795d3aa196098e16c86863011dedead5daa

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 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:
11/15/2024 10:49:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.5.5.21

File size:
951.2 KB (974,072 bytes)

Product version:
1.5.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-62180-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 2:37:06 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 6:06:18 PM

Subject:
CN=Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112172B4C29D53526C8AFAEF1C4F6265E881

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):
24576:7vp7y5I5PpEla6JVWwIar2hfWz21GkqfQT7L7/bpoQOGZ/u:jx8culbVzIaKhc2gkqfQTz99Z/u

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)

The file adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-62180-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://www.packagesoftwaretowers.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