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adobe_reader_setup.exe

Quick Downloader

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application adobe_reader_setup.exe by Quick Downloader has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Quick Downloader installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from download-file.windownload.net.

File name:

Publisher:

Quick Downloader (signed and verified)

MD5:

4cfd1a85e61e9b043aeb385a6de8b633

SHA-1:

bec344729781e00e3593ff9e684afb8a0c24fff5

SHA-256:

c1b1f6583ec3eee2cc81faceba63d21ee61d664b4c64ab0efb8eb61b8a099e60

Scanner detections:

13 / 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:

12/26/2024 2:09:30 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.A.417

7.11.165.4

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Installcore-548

0.98/19505

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Installcore.PL

19344

Dr.Web

Adware.InstallCore.406

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.PK potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/InstallCore.AC.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.182.12926

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Downloader

v2014.10.12.08

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Text.Drop.deoyhc

0.28.2.62440

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.QuickDownloader.S

14.10.12.20

Sophos

Install Core

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.InstallCore/Variant

10303

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4786018

31208

File size:

818.6 KB (838,296 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adlogica Quick Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe_reader_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Quick Downloader

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

8/7/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

8/8/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET=96 Jessie st, STREET=4th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00886E74060345A7D9DD833C2ADF305E49

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:MMFOCfjDmeiQVYmWWH6XD0Vjs1RJfVgBUlIbO8PX:MmtfXme5tWqMD0VaXf6bbOa

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Entropy:

7.8956

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://download-file.windownload.net/download/100/.../?_u=e22lrvvlo0oqdjlgbhc2auh0t3sa10vo5sum9qma74vpafrp4i00-0c1b65fbe3f374fe6384ba2b1b4ab564

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