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adobereaderupdatesetup.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 adobereaderupdatesetup.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 23 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:
3.0.0.60

MD5:
1314d231d095baf73c71f3f08d496d1e

SHA-1:
7d899f6d9615323b27ea8fb0e13b48ae63cc9629

SHA-256:
64f07f9d9a6a6bc82508e2312bb765386f17584b0ecb0ce0f8742fff7d2e944f

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 3:18:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
6419565

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.01.06

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.200.132

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
150203-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3192

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
1.0.20.260

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.7
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
11.2015-21-02_7

G Data
Win32.Application.DownloadAssistant
15.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAssistant
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14703

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2015.02.21.08

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
16.0.0.156

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.ZPACK.dlnoxx
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
11.20150221

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.21.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Air Software
15.2.21.8

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.Qecbfe
37.0.11401

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.58326
2.0.0.2033

File size:
783.9 KB (802,680 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.60

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}\appdata\local\temp\adobereaderupdatesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/13/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/13/2016 1:59:59 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:
12/10/2014 11:55:13 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:plr21xKpH69CnyeufYUKGD35mU80ZFlTC8uqzeseFF2wBM2Ap44lFz6kmoyUxy1R:pp2syeufYUbVhZnJGFk44LzlBywqR

Entry address:
0x4CC9F

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, 00, 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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