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pdfreadersetup.exe

%VENDOR% Downloader

World Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application pdfreadersetup.exe, “Internet Web generic Setup ” by World Setup (New Media Holdings) 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 www.pop-it-app.com.
Publisher:
%VENDOR%  (signed by World Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
%VENDOR% Downloader

Description:
Internet Web generic Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34623

MD5:
f86a117e7c21d63a6254a31e9c88915c

SHA-1:
41e15939897bd10ec497b31aba6779ab11fbf62a

SHA-256:
264e2b9af941f32ce25c6885e4423c6441dac5c894558a9e144ef8267ba7a0b3

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:
12/26/2024 1:27:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.10.23.20

File size:
798.9 KB (818,064 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34623

Copyright:
%VENDOR%

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
World Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/3/2014 9:53:19 PM

Valid to:
12/4/2015 9:53:19 PM

Subject:
CN=World Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=World Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121ACA26505B6CA8F826472F821A34FD829

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):
24576:0bFL08lQ93E9Xjg4/mmoPoQHiq6bIRiZ3:05Tq3E/agQH/6so

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:
7.8644

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.pop-it-app.com/?dl=1&dr=cHaWck1wDr7tcmVPDrVyvExthXN3DKV0vENyhKvEvmCWcyDEcmlChSDBDz1l QDj7z1vTQDj rcWDK4m7z0RvmiWAkDjIKiWXzAyOZiwAzn0ASDPDdlChV8ROT7FOTnRATMz&campaignId=9jn0Aja1AznwAZMq

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