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pdfcreator.exe

Useful Software

This is the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application pdfcreator.exe by Useful Software has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.allfree-apps.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.3

MD5:
cf39d31ddc48ee9535dc1bcf3f883f93

SHA-1:
239a638b5c9741120a1e952d29f7a98130cbe607

SHA-256:
e06dec6fb4de60f5418bda03ff57898cf239002289b9dae53f57de0e3aed6949

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/18/2024 5:05:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Usefus
2015.0.3460

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.9831

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.GZJ3P7
14.5.24

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UsefulSoftware.K
14.5.28.16

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0514
7.2.148

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
29464

File size:
366 KB (374,744 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Useful Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/14/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Useful Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Useful Software, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7DB9B4E338BDCF4F909F675C098B0E76

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/13/2014 8:23:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:SKk02wQjZnnUAHlESM9Pt/IBP4BoHg8dqqkSyorKvEAO9ALqE1cxfro7zF1W+LVh:SL02dncz9F/IBABoHVLv7bALqE1cxfrK

Entry address:
0x22009

Entry point:
E8, 46, A7, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A1, 90, 10, 45, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 83, 7D, 08, FF, 57, 74, 09, FF, 75, 08, E8, D1, 85, 00, 00, 59, 83, A5, E0, FC, FF, FF, 00, 6A, 4C, 8D, 85, E4, FC, FF, FF, 6A, 00, 50, E8, 93, B3, FF, FF, 8D, 85, E0, FC, FF, FF, 89, 85, D8, FC, FF, FF, 8D, 85, 30, FD, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 89, 85, DC, FC, FF, FF, 89, 85, E0, FD, FF, FF, 89, 8D, DC, FD, FF, FF, 89, 95, D8, FD, FF, FF, 89, 9D, D4, FD, FF, FF, 89, B5, D0, FD, FF, FF, 89, BD, CC...
 
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Entropy:
6.3795

Code size:
218.5 KB (223,744 bytes)

The file pdfcreator.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://inst.allfree-apps.net/dl/43/14426/63/.../

http://i.vertitechnologygroup.com/stub/.../PDFCreator.exe

http://inst.greatappsfree.net/dl/43/19984/43/.../

http://inst.allfree-apps.net/dl/43/19984/43/.../

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