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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 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallBrain installer. The setup program bundles additional offers, mostly adware, using the InstallBrain installer, a pay-per-install monetization download manager. InstallBrain will also install a background updater service that will update any installed browser add-ons and plug-ins. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.numiapps.com.
Publisher:
FreePDFReader  (signed by Elephant Tech Software LLC)

Product:
FreePDFReader

Version:
14.8.14.7

MD5:
305acd7278ec8e127da99f3be8ecfd71

SHA-1:
9d7e178f68186b3ec34f13cc07c9516e802badf3

SHA-256:
72a88362831ce1212ac29bbbf921a0c9532d9a3e9c36e62d8184b61822a42a22

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallBrain monetization platform from iBario to deliver bundled adware both search toolbars and PC optimizers from Performersoft.

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:
12/27/2024 6:20:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallBrain.Gen8
7.11.167.76

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3383

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8001
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallBrain.CL potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of pcperformersetup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.29.6

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallBrain.A
v2014.08.14.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ElephantTechSoftware.S
14.8.14.8

Sophos
InstallBrain
4.98

File size:
1.2 MB (1,227,168 bytes)

Product version:
14.8.14.7

Copyright:
Copyright 2014

Original file name:
FreePDFReaderSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Elephant Tech Software LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/18/2013 1:14:46 PM

Valid to:
12/18/2016 1:14:46 PM

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:
8/7/2014 1:32:43 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:FOQKemOyXi6kgaINVyohzRDOUrCRl+QLk/QypHcda/moDTfdQGOjbvD/+XbdeXcP:vpmJXiTcNUohzRDOXBLkbpHcda/monee

Entry address:
0x8B46

Entry point:
E8, 58, 4D, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, C7, 01, 78, B5, 41, 00, E9, 23, FA, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, 78, B5, 41, 00, E8, 10, FA, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, 94, 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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Entropy:
7.6800

Code size:
103 KB (105,472 bytes)

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

http://www.numiapps.com/.../$lOw7YJA3YEI5lSwK?lang=en&cid=4451&cert=ets

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