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FreePDFReaderSetup.exe

Elephant Tech Software LLC

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The application FreePDFReaderSetup.exe by Elephant Tech Software has been detected as adware 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 InstallBrain installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.numiapps.com.
Publisher:
FreePDFReader  (signed by Elephant Tech Software LLC)

Product:
FreePDFReader

Version:
14.7.1.6

MD5:
517fda08e5c6d2dfc9d500dcaa045db2

SHA-1:
5432606c21d316e72e109aa6fa6adc97b2cc4e7c

SHA-256:
683225431502569fa4b2e7ad4f3beb999d8ef4c6fe4d8ad2095dc6177ef951e1

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.

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:
11/6/2024 1:00:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Performersoft.Elephant.Bundler (M)
16.6.21.18

File size:
1.2 MB (1,222,864 bytes)

Product version:
14.7.1.6

Copyright:
Copyright 2014

Original file name:
FreePDFReaderSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Elephant Tech Software LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/19/2013 1:14:46 AM

Valid to:
12/19/2016 1:14:46 AM

Subject:
CN=Elephant Tech Software LLC, O=Elephant Tech Software LLC, L=Beaverton, S=Oregon, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B2D0084486599

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/27/2014 6:15:11 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:j94iblGdXi6kgaINVIgSJg2L0q3xM9ulZ+oheDwfYVyH270OA9xB:602XiTcNSgWbLXBM0+oKwfYVi2wOAvB

Entry address:
0xA9A6

Entry point:
E8, 58, 4D, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, C7, 01, 90, E5, 41, 00, E9, 23, FA, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, 90, E5, 41, 00, E8, 10, FA, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, 9F, EC, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 47, 8D, 50, 08, 80, 3A, 00, 74, 3F, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4E, 04, 3B, C1, 74, 14, 83, C1, 08, 51, 52, E8, 51, 19, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, C0, 74, 04, 33, C0, EB, 24, F6, 06, 02, 74, 05, F6, 07, 08, 74, F2, 8B, 45, 10...
 
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Code size:
112.5 KB (115,200 bytes)

The file FreePDFReaderSetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.numiapps.com/.../$neELVZA3YEI5lgwq?lang=en&cid=4451&cert=ets&installer=tt&resources=tt&maker=pth

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