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pdfforge_pdfarchitect-0_5_5-setup.exe

PDFArchitect

Philip Chinery

The application pdfforge_pdfarchitect-0_5_5-setup.exe, “The pdfforge PDFArchitect helps you edite and merging üdf fi” by Philip Chinery has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from crimson.download.pdfforge.org and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
pdfforge GbR   (signed by Philip Chinery)

Product:
PDFArchitect

Description:
The pdfforge PDFArchitect helps you edite and merging üdf fi

Version:
0.5.5.509

MD5:
4b02de96413013e2c5b5d4f8cba37267

SHA-1:
e3766406e1fff063a47d0e8c2f1102057e3156b0

SHA-256:
e91f23b20c98980f4d517c7d6fb851d6ed41fab843ffd94501a96dbe4661539d

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:54:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.14326

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9526

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.11.29.13

File size:
3.2 MB (3,343,352 bytes)

Product version:
0.5.5.509

Copyright:
pdfforge GbR

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pdfforge_pdfarchitect-0_5_5-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Philip Chinery

Authority:
Root CA

Valid from:
11/10/2010 8:25:52 PM

Valid to:
11/9/2012 8:25:52 PM

Subject:
E=philip@pdfforge.org, CN=Philip Chinery

Issuer:
E=support@cacert.org, CN=CA Cert Signing Authority, OU=http://www.cacert.org, O=Root CA

Serial number:
0970B9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:T9oD2pUyT2NOyZOqeh/5AF4pu127UELbzCn3:Joqx2NOyOqehhlU29LbzU3

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, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file pdfforge_pdfarchitect-0_5_5-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://crimson.download.pdfforge.org/pdfarchitect/.../pdfforge_PDFArchitect-0_5_5-setup.exe

http://orange.download.pdfforge.org/pdfarchitect/.../pdfforge_PDFArchitect-0_5_5-setup.exe

http://blue.download.pdfforge.org/pdfarchitect/.../pdfforge_PDFArchitect-0_5_5-setup.exe

http://yellow.download.pdfforge.org/pdfarchitect/.../pdfforge_PDFArchitect-0_5_5-setup.exe

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