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pdfconvertersetup.exe

InstallCore Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application pdfconvertersetup.exe by InstallCore 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.
Publisher:
InstallCore Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
751b4a9c29ef9ee3fcd0964b7885a4b9

SHA-1:
2040e2fa3730c5cdcac50dd1ac83bd599adb0695

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 1:04:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.12.20

File size:
1020.3 KB (1,044,752 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\documents and settings\öztürk\belgelerim\karşıdan yüklenenler\pdfconvertersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallCore Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/21/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/21/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=InstallCore Ltd., OU=Support, O=InstallCore Ltd., STREET=Nisim Aloni 21, L=Tel Aviv, S=N/A, PostalCode=62919, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0088971791FBF6CE4920268CDF6A0A825F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xC1673

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 74, BA, 46, 00, E8, 54, E9, FF, FF, 53, 3B, 05, 10, 26, 47, 00, 75, 09, 8B, 50, 04, 89, 15, 10, 26, 47, 00, 8B, 50, 04, 8B, 48, 08, 81, F9, 00, 10, 00, 00, 7F, 38, 3B, C2, 75, 17, 85, C9, 79, 03, 83, C1, 03, C1, F9, 02, A1, 1C, 26, 47, 00, 33, D2, 89, 54, 88, F4, EB, 24, 85, C9, 79, 03, 83, C1, 03, C1, F9, 02, 8B, 1D, 1C, 26, 47, 00, 89, 54, 8B, F4, 8B, 00, 89, 02, 89, 50, 04, 5B, C3, 8B, 00, 89, 02, 89, 50, 04, 5B, C3, 8D, 40, 00, 8B, 15, 20, 26, 47, 00, EB, 10, 8B, 4A, 08, 3B...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
787 KB (805,888 bytes)

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