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fpdsetup.exe

Free PDF Downloader

The application fpdsetup.exe, “Free PDF Downloader Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Product:
Free PDF Downloader

Description:
Free PDF Downloader Setup

MD5:
3b5661c0ec197d03cd90702077d4b382

SHA-1:
3bcf4f5c3e18d810ce0ff683c9af86552ba00c38

SHA-256:
b939265772054c1110c9c78660a2a4382c040b7491cdc91a7a1921d8c87df865

Scanner detections:
3 / 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.

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:
12/24/2024 4:20:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.14819

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PL (variant)
8.10171

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
16.1.13.13

File size:
1.3 MB (1,360,079 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1QFs38DdrwL0WZhpCFTfuvxYsQaOR0+MAAzI3iO2Zl9+jClaDe:1qWkrwAWZhpyWpSd0+MAAzI0KCwC

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:
7.9885

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file fpdsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

&onid=20412&oid=3001-20412_4-10847033&rsid=cbsidownloadcomsite&sl=en&sc=us&topicguid=education/ebooks&topicbrcrm=&pid=13584339&mfgid=6277076&merid=6277076&ctype=dm&cval=NONE&devicetype=desktop&pguid=f71a83bb24d85d76aa50a135&viewguid=e55Zcbatehid@RrkuZ61xgQhNWoTBAGe9kWx&destUrl=http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/13/58/43/.../fpdsetup.exe

http://files.downloadnow-2.com/s/software/13/58/43/.../fpdsetup.exe

http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/13/58/43/.../fpdsetup.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/58/43/.../fpdsetup.exe

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