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Generic program

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application pdf.exe, “Generic program Setup ” by Advertiso GmbH 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.neronac.com.
Publisher:
Program   (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:
Generic program

Description:
Generic program Setup

MD5:
a051430cf8ca1628049f97e103296323

SHA-1:
63f59521ced9588673e31b61d190cbd022bd2ece

SHA-256:
c41b9d0e85e3924eb13906f8c495a9854cd4f12c2c9e11d5aa7edfedb91c1a84

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:
12/25/2024 6:27:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.8.9

File size:
707 KB (724,008 bytes)

Product version:
1.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/16/2015 7:23:46 PM

Valid to:
4/16/2016 7:23:46 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121DF31F82FD4B5B38CDC9B7169522BEC4D

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6QeaFSaiiQ3S8gwn7z8Y+uds15tkKMsQNpSr0D1ZpfAVnx4hmrAYiHX7h5:6QeKiiKS897z/Vs15tkKMscSQIx1KT

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:
7.8838

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://cdn.neronac.com/c?x=YvRoyTfEJbe6F s714NmgSX8eP/cGMtq43AvzOftQtA=&c=mzUx8nardv0Zg1rjO2T6mcTS3RCHNq CIZ32kSs11oLSz7RPqjiwwLdcpJxcdMqa 9Cd6UHrCAeTQa4MQ t21w==&downloadAs=pdf.exe&fallback_url=http://downloadserver40.com/softwares/.../pdf_download-3.0.0.2-fx.zip

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