pdflite-200.exe

Kemulaf

Beta Setup (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application pdflite-200.exe, “Kemulaf Setup ” by Beta Setup (Alpha Criteria) 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Beta Setup (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Kemulaf

Description:
Kemulaf Setup

Version:
4.0.5.5

MD5:
6e1a02efb30620a69270806f673f5335

SHA-1:
e0b350c1bdce588ca0b2ac8a095bbc8251960c3a

SHA-256:
9fc49d3831c6f21018a931f3faae05152bde0a24ccf0cc13650e452a2954e1c5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/29/2024 1:11:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.7.8.23

File size:
947.1 KB (969,864 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\pdflite-200.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/31/2015 2:05:12 AM

Valid to:
7/27/2016 8:04:14 AM

Subject:
CN=Beta Setup (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=Beta Setup (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121DBA9CC399DC1BEE2669DA6FF3ACD5A4E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rmiYVeWr1yz9xU1DVoYer+Fk6xcJ4MkdvuICc:r3CUhx8mYC+FnxbdvuIn

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9324

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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