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pdflite-setup.exe

Download Admin

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application pdflite-setup.exe by Download Admin has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.mirror6.net.
Publisher:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2d03430b6abef81c092e08fba54da7c4

SHA-1:
caf8eb52e69e4beecb9d53775b82af4d75923813

SHA-256:
673ae88fa11c45d11fd5e69293dca8a6039bd585d84d88a3df33d76b23f9449a

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
4/26/2024 10:42:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.196.146

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3257

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Downloadadmin-1
0.98/19751

Dr.Web
Adware.DAdmin.151
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
11.2014-18-12_5

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14380

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DAdmin.djhtdm
0.28.6.64267

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAdmin.N
14.12.9.5

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783369
35418

File size:
736 KB (753,696 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pdflite-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Admin

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/20/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/30/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Admin, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Admin, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, 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:
2EEB247A8F9D63D74CE7EF9551E3D401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/17/2014 5:35:36 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mzTqZjS5xP6OMd3fLPJwMcjKJzJbD/WaNfoyQ4ScI+0KqEag0m1CmeCzvKkcMyCh:mSdcW3jiYD/WalfVxI+0KqtT/mxbcMrh

Entry address:
0x3341

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, F8, 24, 7A, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, 00, 24, 7A, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, 00, 1C, 7A, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file pdflite-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files4.mirror6.net/download/.../dl?s=ORGANIC&brand=amnistechnology.com&pid=amnistech&aid=pdflite.com&bc=1080446&country=IT&cb=437657116&zTmp=1

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