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pdf_creator.exe

Installer

Simply Tech Ltd

One Floor App (Simply Tech/Widdit) distributes and bundles potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) using its OneFloorApp install manager (SimplyInstaller). The application pdf_creator.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Simply Tech has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Widdit Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from a.ad-sys.com.
Publisher:
Simply Tech Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
11.8

MD5:
ef842f694248037571020f975c1e371c

SHA-1:
4e1ffdeafe7779bdcedfd910a590605ac89c9691

SHA-256:
63dc651f2d3034d8194736f850e6656a75d9fb437edb813444ebe22d88d1a076

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 8:55:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.176.50

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6810
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1490, Adware.Downware.835
9.0.1.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Widdit.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_Widdit
1/8/2016

G Data
Win32.Application.Firstfloor
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
BehavesLike
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.FirstFloor
14.0.0.846

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SimplyTech.A
v2016.01.08.07

McAfee
Artemis!A555B070D6AA
5600.6526

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.WebToolbar.dejknp
0.28.2.61942

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Widdit.SimplyTech.Bundler (M)
16.1.8.19

Sophos
SimplyInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9397

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.FeYaGFB
37.1.62.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4729122
34232

File size:
898.6 KB (920,176 bytes)

Product version:
11.8

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2012, www.simplytech.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Widdit Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Simply Tech Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/3/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/4/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Simply Tech Ltd, O=Simply Tech Ltd, STREET=10 Zarhin street, L=Raanana, S=Raanana, PostalCode=43662, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
1FC78D842B3886BB8D32517578F7489C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 4:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:cxGaFDpekdGp9Z1SlfscwzX0eCYRK+ILTfBLXSYo:hau9nSSVkJ7+CK

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.8691

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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

http://a.ad-sys.com/.../click?tenant=AD&context=LqOPtmbfswtzFwpRlUaumaF-bGfa_FSaDzaQ-VF_J-baAd22OgKAfpkptB0uaAHgG620yunG9uHgNQzI0inaAaaagaOMLjspJyqtaAg0qJq9nazPfv9ZAsr29EtovB4yHWUCzeHpOIWh69m0eLyfNqgaaLHsbiqisFTQMaP4dynVmB_-n58u1mvHZ5v7-IvlAmWOn7zTIo4ABgeZADSOerHweIAb3WKaBb5GgZbSKbIVnuaNxcHhvfgpcowpKdEEvRBbr4URk2TSVwuWiWAyMdTgVOuRxT5Acq-Efc3enpqmUT9FBDbqYiU0Zx2fQyjzvTWyJXl826kL3kXxMajGZivuXkSi5dCP9GLNeOOO9GrZNczUePHzCO0iGlrXcCZGxaLQv0QaLNGozQF2pVx8KC4uju6d7Z1I&fwd=&type=pop&log_click_as=view

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