cutewriter.exe.td

CutePDF Writer

Acro Software Inc.

The file cutewriter.exe.td, “CutePDF Writer Setup ” by Acro Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Acro Software Inc.   (signed by Acro Software Inc.)

Product:
CutePDF Writer

Description:
CutePDF Writer Setup

Version:
3.1.0.1

MD5:
573c8f7743120d8e5c2c823e133b4bf8

SHA-1:
ed8d678485755770d301513ba3a1126951cfd455

SHA-256:
5f6640d94bb29ba08e443bda069ce277fd1a2b25b828be5b10b2fd2bec2a2eee

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 5:19:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.2.27.7

File size:
2.5 MB (2,572,288 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.0.1

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
1/20/2016 5:46:38 AM

Valid to:
9/14/2016 9:13:27 PM

Subject:
CN=Acro Software Inc., O=Acro Software Inc., L=Haymarket, S=Virginia, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00E05E54F053CF00A5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9954

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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