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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 12 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:
7a2c8baa87d8cf103b676d783d975edb

SHA-1:
f375d1274faec581392ba16f50e0fff471c4b9af

SHA-256:
d3b9dbca6a2be1e8fe14b9bec463f3aa39f3dcf7ee1b0b730b1d97288ceb4cc1

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
4/19/2024 9:33:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2015.0.3490

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24814
9.0.1.0119

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.FJ (variant)
8.9560

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.Z.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
Backdoor.Hupigon
t3scan.2.2.29

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2014.04.29.10

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbls
0.28.2.60990

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ADLSoft.P
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14427

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

File size:
1.1 MB (1,133,264 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:
6/21/2012 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/26/2014 8:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 7:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jyMJfsLvM/8I0oPLoHexedwdpmh/U4NWi7afOhzTP:jlJfsY/i0sNdpFEDmhP

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8603

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 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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