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adobe_reader.exe

The executable adobe_reader.exe has been detected as malware by 8 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.searchapps.me.
MD5:
5ed3a62cbfa9bad5e790620336723a7b

SHA-1:
c178980738c2e54e33e31f903753bc1c40cd8e6a

SHA-256:
615477b27ca170e9d75592254c4e4653f048151bee3381d40cee38e2b38f16ee

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
11/16/2024 9:45:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.SearchApps
4.0.3.14116

Bkav FE
W32.Clodabf.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17856

ESET NOD32
Win32/SearchApps
8.9481

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11292

McAfee
Artemis!5ED3A62CBFA9
5600.6954

Norman
Suspicious_Gen4.FBMJZ
11.20141106

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

File size:
480.3 KB (491,864 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:3s8K2/tblql8UOoOifCbOKLEzeIXQPgCjJcppP16Rd5gMxryVTVy4eAG1LpK6onx:pFlUONOKLIXXCVsOPfx+VTAlN1Lpk3B

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5657

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://download.searchapps.me/Adobe_Reader.exe

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