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PdfCreatorSetup.exe

ADLSoft

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application PdfCreatorSetup.exe by ADLSoft has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.freepdf-converter.com.
Publisher:
ADLSoft  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a70da6f5110018b08625a061459d4839

SHA-1:
3a23ee1da9b66289a292b9f63feee6b51efb6a50

SHA-256:
fd33c5c19219cbfa2d401118fde321356d09ab111c14a048154b23e4a672c015

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download and install manager which may bundle various potentially unwanted software offers during setup.

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:
4/25/2024 7:41:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.154.218

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2015.0.3494

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0114

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JP (variant)
8.9720

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.8.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.04.24.08

McAfee
CryptInno!7B9809D78591
5600.7045

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ADLSoft.P
14.8.8.3

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28580

File size:
782.5 KB (801,248 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ADLSoft

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/20/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/25/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ADLSoft, O=ADLSoft, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1C7950C7BFF384C5ABB93DD694E588E8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:tWEv5hrnvaLTdZaqfYMHrRfHqhj9kJba69:tlPSFZaRMLRfq2a6

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8763

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.freepdf-converter.com/pdf-creator/gb/.../?dl=1

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