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pdfcreator-2_5_1-setup.exe

PDFCreator

pdfforge GmbH

The application pdfcreator-2_5_1-setup.exe, “PDFCreator is the easy way of creating PDFs. ” by pdfforge GmbH 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 Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
pdfforge GmbH   (signed by pdfforge GmbH)

Product:
PDFCreator

Description:
PDFCreator is the easy way of creating PDFs.

Version:
2.5.1.5

MD5:
13a7e518b3fa10a6d21911f81c5834d1

SHA-1:
cb51f6c3bc4590f99b3cbdb365a8c33ca466fdc1

SHA-256:
6632ff0183574b2d7bbbaec3bc55e28f3637d69f5da35f4617cc093194847014

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:25:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.3.16.12

File size:
27.7 MB (29,000,704 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.1.5

Copyright:
\A9 pdfforge GmbH

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\pdfcreator-2_5_1-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
pdfforge GmbH

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/9/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/8/2017 8:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4A0B7118F7483AE9BED26C9A1C65AD91

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

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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