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pdfunlocker_setup.exe

Program App

software 360

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application pdfunlocker_setup.exe, “Program App Setup ” by software 360 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder.
Publisher:
Installer Application   (signed by software 360)

Product:
Program App

Description:
Program App Setup

Version:
2.0.2.2

MD5:
cd96a74ab48122f658c907ff6e35e497

SHA-1:
c6a5c7be1144d68d1a50389184c53a75597b828d

SHA-256:
4c275d8fb053403ba6a1c29ea0a20ac2539894cb0268b0b6d8b0d98fc30bc2c1

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:
11/15/2024 2:35:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.software.Installer (M)
16.7.7.18

File size:
744.1 KB (762,000 bytes)

Product version:
3.7.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\pdfunlocker_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
software 360

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/4/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/13/2016 10:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=software 360, O=software 360, L=Seattle, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
07A458EEE7B604CA0536B3614F5D8776

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:kHMaYQgKUuoyZnOfNGVgYGPCkDv61WkFFy9DF0QjDcjvtbWdVLTi3o:kHMZQgW8gZvkDvKWkzyzhDCJSVPi3o

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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