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pdfreader_setup.exe

Generic Internet

Dove Source (Fried Cooke Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application pdfreader_setup.exe, “Generic Internet Setup ” by Dove Source (Fried Cooke) 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.click-downloadfiles.com.
Publisher:
Prog Application   (signed by Dove Source (Fried Cooke Ltd.))

Product:
Generic Internet

Description:
Generic Internet Setup

MD5:
607b88a06bbeee19df6957edbe268597

SHA-1:
ab6fe7c0f13890e95546e5cd8fff85cb92e47983

SHA-256:
7e5a95dcad42b4c836fdcf656b965f4a84d9bfbaf1dde8f453a8104c36f33c2d

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:
11/1/2024 1:40:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DoveSour.Installer (M)
16.7.12.12

File size:
699.3 KB (716,080 bytes)

Product version:
4.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Dove Source (Fried Cooke Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/5/2015 2:17:34 PM

Valid to:
1/6/2016 2:17:34 PM

Subject:
CN=Dove Source (Fried Cooke Ltd.), O=Dove Source (Fried Cooke Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121565CD3A6FF74126C58E5CFEFA7955821

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:aFnpSX3UOJRLXvc1/ze3GdZ0c7w+eai7BP18w5qqFnBe8RZcbB5lCs:aFni3vRLX0oAsbailpdFnBbC50s

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://cdn.click-downloadfiles.com/?ic_user_id=9223

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