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pdfcreator_stub_5874.exe

The application pdfcreator_stub_5874.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. According to Microsoft Security Essentials, the software bundles and installs the Lolliport adware program (in many cases without a user's knowledge). It usually gets on your PC as an installer for a free game or application. This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including Adware:Win32/Lollipop, at the same time as other software.
MD5:
c6cb736973621eb747e5b18b6a5e1572

SHA-1:
e23efdf49f278323cf4503ec65f9369291350420

SHA-256:
8567802f7f373d8eda75f75afd18dee85edce8392768937f13de9c122d97093f

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including Adware:Win32/Lollipop during isntallation without a user's consent.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:52:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Downloader.QZ
1077

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Mitglieder.1440907
7.11.133.70

avast!
NSIS:Downloader-ZK [PUP]
2014.9-140223

AVG
MultiBundle.D
2015.0.3555

Bitdefender
Application.Downloader.QZ
1.0.20.270

Bkav FE
W32.Clode57.Trojan
1.3.0.4924

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.22250
9.0.1.054

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMonetizer.AG
8.9458

F-Prot
W32/AdAgent.AI.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Downloader.QZ
11.2014-23-02_1

G Data
Application.Downloader.QZ
14.2.24

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11239

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.4268

McAfee
Artemis!C6CB73697362
5600.7211

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/Lolliport
1.10302

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Downloader.QZ
15.0.0.162

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.MulDrop4.cfecrq
0.28.0.57630

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.13FF7F71!335511409
23.00.65.14221

Sophos
Generic Bundleware
4.97

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallMonetizer
26738

ViRobot
Trojan.Win32.A.Black.1440907
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
1.4 MB (1,440,907 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\pdfcreator_stub_5874.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:sHus872umRguuUmCr9uejsx6+G+8HXbJd5A8z3rGdKN2mwx8w8OSv:sTYrmRguSC1jsMX+ybSVEM8w8OSv

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file pdfcreator_stub_5874.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

http://secure.seawavecdn.com/nsi/.../PDFCreator_Stub_5874.exe

http://cdn.growmatecdn.us/nsi/.../PDFCreator_Stub_5874.exe

http://secure.goeastcdncache.com/nsi/.../PDFCreator_Stub_5874.exe

http://cdn.artcachedata.us/nsi/.../PDFCreator_Stub_5874.exe

http://secure.ilandcachecdn.com/nsi/.../PDFCreator_Stub_5874.exe

http://secure.letigerfastcdn.com/nsi/.../PDFCreator_Stub_5874.exe

http://secure.fastcdngoeast.com/nsi/.../PDFCreator_Stub_5874.exe

http://secure.rocketdlgo.com/nsi/.../PDFCreator_Stub_5874.exe

http://secure.fordcdnsecure.com/nsi/.../PDFCreator_Stub_5874.exe

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