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PDFConverterSetup.exe

Elephant Tech Software LLC

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The application PDFConverterSetup.exe by Elephant Tech Software has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallBrain installer. The setup program bundles additional offers, mostly adware, using the InstallBrain installer, a pay-per-install monetization download manager. InstallBrain will also install a background updater service that will update any installed browser add-ons and plug-ins. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.numiapps.com.
Publisher:
PDFConverter  (signed by Elephant Tech Software LLC)

Product:
PDFConverter

Version:
14.7.10.5

MD5:
ba5d75ed1740b58474d4c6afdc9c4e45

SHA-1:
d5d8c2ed485d71c6a2cb426039e3628c0563bace

SHA-256:
acf333ae1f916a698575b72eb39cf884608b385c71a8088855fe51707971098b

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallBrain monetization platform from iBario to deliver bundled adware both search toolbars and PC optimizers from Performersoft.

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:
5/5/2024 7:02:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Trojan.Heur.jv1@IjpjFFji
906

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallBrain.Gen8
7.11.164.242

AVG
Adware InstallBrain.AM
2014.0.4007

Bitdefender
Gen:Trojan.Heur.jv1@IjpjFFji
1.0.20.1125

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8001
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Trojan.Heur.jv1@IjpjFFji
8.14.08.13.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallBrain.CI (variant)
8.10191

F-Secure
Gen:Trojan.Heur.jv1@IjpjFFji
11.2014-13-08_4

G Data
Gen:Trojan.Heur.jv1@IjpjFFji
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of 77zipsetup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.25.8

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBrain
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PDFConverter.A
v2014.08.13.09

McAfee
Program.PUP-FMR
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Trojan.Heur.jv1@IjpjFFji
15.0.0.675

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.13.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ElephantTechSoftware.R
14.8.13.9

Sophos
PUA.InstallBrain
5.04

File size:
1.2 MB (1,229,768 bytes)

Product version:
14.7.10.5

Copyright:
Copyright 2014

Original file name:
PDFConverterSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Elephant Tech Software LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/19/2013 12:14:46 AM

Valid to:
12/19/2016 12:14:46 AM

Subject:
CN=Elephant Tech Software LLC, O=Elephant Tech Software LLC, L=Beaverton, S=Oregon, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B2D0084486599

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/4/2014 3:57:21 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:yjQqIW40Xi6kgaINVZdkQaAUuEgYdBO+hkmDZs82kOUF4+mfM2neAnrZQGOjbvDL:xo40XiTcNLefAUvVb3ZLOU+PeA+DmXb2

Entry address:
0x9FC6

Entry point:
E8, 58, 4D, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, C7, 01, 5C, D5, 41, 00, E9, 23, FA, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, 5C, D5, 41, 00, E8, 10, FA, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, 9F, EC, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 47, 8D, 50, 08, 80, 3A, 00, 74, 3F, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4E, 04, 3B, C1, 74, 14, 83, C1, 08, 51, 52, E8, 51, 19, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, C0, 74, 04, 33, C0, EB, 24, F6, 06, 02, 74, 05, F6, 07, 08, 74, F2, 8B, 45, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.6698

Code size:
109 KB (111,616 bytes)

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

http://www.numiapps.com/.../$icgFSpA3YANokg09?cid=4448&cert=ets&installer=debug-stub&resources=debug-resources&core=debug-pak&uninstaller=debug-uninstaller&maker=pth

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