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pdfcreator-2_0_0-setup.exe

PDFCreator

pdfforge GmbH

The application pdfcreator-2_0_0-setup.exe, “PDFCreator is the easy way of creating PDFs. ” by pdfforge GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.cdn.chip.de and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
pdfforge   (signed by pdfforge GmbH)

Product:
PDFCreator

Description:
PDFCreator is the easy way of creating PDFs.

Version:
2.0.0.695

MD5:
044ff5e33535cedd1c2774b942727194

SHA-1:
7ba0a01d63e1511f6101a736d157c4d1f885edeb

SHA-256:
10ded709ab1b9afc1a02e4ea1d802e5e1b3768f2df95f205d6c4fbf8ddbead46

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 7:22:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.39
9.0.1.0332

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
8.10796

McAfee
Artemis!044FF5E33535
5600.6933

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dgkmsw
0.28.6.63726

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.12.2.3

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1127
7.2.332

File size:
26 MB (27,276,128 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.695

Copyright:
� pdfforge

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pdfcreator-2_0_0-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
pdfforge GmbH

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/15/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/16/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=pdfforge GmbH, O=pdfforge GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
710765BE0E0B40112C8A61F0D99623C2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:At+JeirCSMTThsTwO/aeqphVmeJ1rcPZ+:c+JeyCSMTThkSFOPk

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file pdfcreator-2_0_0-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 15 URLs.

http://dl.cdn.chip.de/downloads/.../PDFCreator-2_0_0-setup.exe

http://download.pdfforge.org/download/.../PDFCreator-stable?download&download&download

http://ftp-stahuj.centrum.cz/dl/3f59d08a696fb23bd85a3fa18f63043b/54bfa7ef/stahuj/download/software/secured/p/pdfcreator/.../PDFCreator-2_0_0-setup.exe

http://www.softportal.com/getsoft-4408-pdfcreator-1.html

http://ftp-stahuj.centrum.cz/dl/1387456606d3a11e962df353e94e5a31/54d20c1d/stahuj/download/software/secured/p/pdfcreator/.../PDFCreator-2_0_0-setup.exe

http://olive.download.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator/.../PDFCreator-2_0_0-setup.exe

http://ftp-stahuj.centrum.cz/dl/871793699faa793de2de1b0d6ab505d2/54bd56a7/stahuj/download/software/secured/p/pdfcreator/.../PDFCreator-2_0_0-setup.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/94/34/.../PDFCreator-2_0_0-setup.exe

http://download.pdfforge.org/download/.../PDFCreator-stable?download&download

http://ftp-stahuj.centrum.cz/dl/78028ebbab0663902678bbf625af4877/5486f065/stahuj/download/software/secured/p/pdfcreator/.../PDFCreator-2_0_0-setup.exe

http://red.download.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator/.../PDFCreator-2_0_0-setup.exe

http://azure.download.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator/.../PDFCreator-2_0_0-setup.exe

http://white.download.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator/.../PDFCreator-2_0_0-setup.exe

http://violet.download.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator/.../PDFCreator-2_0_0-setup.exe

http://download.pdfforge.org/download/.../PDFCreator-stable?download

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