brenda+joyce+pdf.exe

M-Reader

CJSC InvestService

The application brenda+joyce+pdf.exe, “M-Reader Setup ” by CJSC InvestService has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from m-reader.net.
Publisher:
CJSC InvestService  (signed and verified)

Product:
M-Reader

Description:
M-Reader Setup

MD5:
e24d411645d60cdaa3e7a308bc20de7f

SHA-1:
6431860168e362304fd2fa95a3be7975ea22f6aa

SHA-256:
16e482f2d07f44be7eb131bbdc93e8c7ab178823cf19dec6a56520e13f610c27

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 9:35:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CJSCInve.Installer (M)
16.7.5.10

File size:
3.6 MB (3,779,376 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\brenda+joyce+pdf.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/8/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/9/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CJSC InvestService, OU=IT, O=CJSC InvestService, L=Moscow, S=Russian Federation, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
53DEED3D6C58E48AE7CC06211D791405

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 3:21:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:mY0Br6Y4gZIC7rOCXGYBThNUrAUGJuzgTUA7WJLEjM2WaHZNMTBrd/3/fmtmU5PM:W4g4UX9uzggsAwHZQr93mFY/RUFXU

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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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