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adobe_reader.exe

Adobe Reader

Software Assistant

The application adobe_reader.exe by Software Assistant 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 file has been seen being downloaded from download.downloadreader.net.
Publisher:
Software Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Adobe Reader

Version:
3.0.0.154

MD5:
7e0b955bd9979e8432109f4ef7405ed5

SHA-1:
3e1fa612056f22077ec9c7120ae35900e97cf37a

SHA-256:
4944e2bd5371ea8c51e9b98787a5c7e038480b4cf4f5d72cfcdce8daddfe4e1d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 2:12:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.Software.Installer (M)
16.5.12.8

File size:
1.1 MB (1,137,568 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.154

Copyright:
(c) Software Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\adobe_reader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/13/2016 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/14/2017 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Software Assistant, O=Software Assistant, L=Newark, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
52FE8BC4829FB8D1181A9BCCBA0AB092

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 7:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3xG3Q1myk7B7Wer3GiUBrumJ82DqQ05N8urLr6O1ladmYlpyrEJakC:AU5k7JWy33UBimytHL91lMlpyrEJakC

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.9612

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

The file adobe_reader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.downloadreader.net/v2/click/fimjsqkl/?d=http://.../files/adobe_reader.exe&key=0de6d3f29545e1094b8c8de1475b6d7ed26b6dbf659455b1d5491f489a539f9c&sid=DownloadReader&uid=&affiliate_image=http://.../images/logo-installer.png&product_image=http://.../images/image-installer.png&icon=http://.../favicon.ico&n=Adobe Reader&filename=adobe_reader

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