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adobe-reader-10.1.3-en-win-setup.exe

Media Ingea SL

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application adobe-reader-10.1.3-en-win-setup.exe by Media Ingea SL 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Adobe's free Reader but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Media Ingea SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4a75290d99e76a1898694a92f773852d

SHA-1:
41600ab3fdcf0a8d97000ddbc76458257b804916

SHA-256:
27c3f5e0446e9c70cb5245a78eb87f4e96c0afba226d5bcd1fb06871bc1909b6

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:
12/25/2024 11:57:43 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.7.1

File size:
1 MB (1,075,736 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\adobe-reader-10.1.3-en-win-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Media Ingea SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/2/2012 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/3/2013 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Media Ingea SL, O=Media Ingea SL, STREET="Pirandello 16, planta 2", L=Malaga, S=Malaga, PostalCode=29010, C=ES

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

Serial number:
009942C29EC7D5E8B0F679AE00F0495B95

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xCA8D0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, EC, C1, 41, 00, E8, E1, E0, FF, FF, 64, 03, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, 00, 00, 90, 98, 10, 40, 00, 01, 08, 43, 61, 72, 64, 69, 6E, 61, 6C, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, FF, FF, 90, B0, 10, 40, 00, 0A, 06, 53, 74, 72, 69, 6E, 67, BC, 10, 40, 00, 0B, 0A, 57, 69, 64, 65, 53, 74, 72, 69, 6E, 67, CC, 10, 40, 00, 0C, 07, 56, 61, 72, 69, 61, 6E, 74, 8D, 40, 00, 24, 11, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 24...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
828 KB (847,872 bytes)

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