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AdobeReaderSetup-22796854.exe

Adobe Reader

Download Assistant

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application AdobeReaderSetup-22796854.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Adobe Reader

Version:
3.0.0.63

MD5:
9d5d96023f3ba158f6b4a0f368635ec5

SHA-1:
4c25e6dc4c1d76948e25430977d7d7b39bf2abbc

SHA-256:
bcecef90612207f5d9d79719bc078a1f119e572b3762c171e1aecf0d3a2fb56f

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 12:48:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
6465013

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.02.07

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.208.88

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3206

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
1.0.20.190

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader12.11416
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14895

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2015.02.07.02

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
16.0.0.114

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownloadAssistant.dmjgez
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
02.01.2015 13:58:24

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.07.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Air Software
15.2.7.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
37240

File size:
784.9 KB (803,736 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.63

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
AdobeReaderSetup-22796854.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobereadersetup-22796854.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/13/2014 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/13/2016 9:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6BC405E8AC962C676F54816BCC4D4311

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/7/2015 9:49:19 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Lfgs8zfYy3or6tZekSG6RlYv1m4UOIcSm09HNE:LfgsqNSG6Yv1m4UhcN092

Entry address:
0x4CD0F

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 1A, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 20, 4F, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, B1, 1A, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6...
 
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Entropy:
7.1134

The file AdobeReaderSetup-22796854.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://analytics.filehostcdn.com/v2/click/8t0lhg4x/?d=http://file.org/dl/redir/inst/035c0b5da1cfe02625a814e7698b8cbe-install_reader11_en_mssd_aaa_aih.exe&key=c03781f7b3bc0ba7a1b7a4ebf97c9e462e8cca933a56f843f27613c4d7621976&sid=&uid=&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://file.org/.../empty.gif&n=Adobe Reader&filename=AdobeReaderSetup-22796854

http://file.org/.../dl-ai.php?fid=22796854&p=tfsb&a=upd&v=20130408

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