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pdf_creator.exe

The application pdf_creator.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.searchapps.me.
MD5:
6bf861beab567172bd8227265d5e2eea

SHA-1:
34395ae9b1389dd74bb7c1824fb5353260108363

SHA-256:
47cb2ad504d4711296866d8e052feff9fc283cbbb63ed4df6b6e5fc853c3226e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:30:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.DownloadShield.Bundle.Meta (M)
16.4.21.14

File size:
93.2 KB (95,418 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/28/2014 9:10:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:TZ7klsABcdAYIu6zOGBSz66n7y8UcB4Vtiv6JsJwPKEXYQp5g3:tAWEqcrBSW67aT8uZoQ83

Entry address:
0x3350

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, A8, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 23, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 3B, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 30, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 15, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 03, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.1222

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://www.searchapps.me/.../download.php

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