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setup-pdflite-0.9.0.0-refam.exe

PDFlite

Amnis Technology Ltd

The application setup-pdflite-0.9.0.0-refam.exe, “PDFlite 0.9.0.0 Installer” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 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. This is a malicious Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin-mining malware is designed to force computers to generate Bitcoins for cybercriminals' use and consumes computing power.
Publisher:
Amnis Technology Ltd

Product:
PDFlite

Description:
PDFlite 0.9.0.0 Installer

Version:
0.9.0.0

MD5:
c8534352e3f7062202933335265d2b60

SHA-1:
27d5bb2d91685edd1a9f50dce9d1770e58494a12

SHA-256:
32724056056ebc3d5660fc40a2b3620126a221acf71e5642c56479bbc14def24

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
The program will mine for BitCoins using the computer's GPU in the background and may be installed and run without the user's knowledge.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:21:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
SPR/BitCoinMiner.AP
7.11.145.68

avast!
NSIS:BitCoinMiner-E [PUP]
2014.9-140426

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.BitCoinMiner
4.0.3.14426

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18166

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.48137
9.0.1.0116

ESET NOD32
Win32/BitCoinMiner.BF (variant)
8.9722

IKARUS anti.virus
possible-Threat.BitCoinMiner.AP
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11873

McAfee
Artemis!C8534352E3F7
5600.7149

Norman
Suspicious_Gen4.EBWFY
11.20140426

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.147C5B7F!343694207
23.00.65.14424

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.5517C5C0
7.2.116

File size:
14.6 MB (15,266,400 bytes)

Product version:
0.9.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2011 all authors (GPLv3).

Trademarks:
PDFlite

Original file name:
setup-pdflite-0.9.0.0-fam.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup-pdflite-0.9.0.0-refam.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 6:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:/Y8Foc6VXBC+3lHRYyYPTA99+C1QUTUBQYeAb:Z6VDRYFrA99+xUsQAb

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9909

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file setup-pdflite-0.9.0.0-refam.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://download.pdflite.com/setup-pdflite-0.9.0.0-refam.exe

http://www.pdflite.com/download

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