setup-pdflite-ic-0.7-aw.exe

Click run software

The application setup-pdflite-ic-0.7-aw.exe by Click run software has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.pdflite.com.
Publisher:
Click run software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b58cbb39cb98698ba284e3593f9d8ea3

SHA-1:
da6d77693fe69526d3c225bbac9821f0c1914a0f

SHA-256:
06aa756e475b193b68c864fd37438bd1f90bf5298d6aabab749259b07033dcfd

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
5/13/2025 2:22:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallC.Q.2
7.11.138.34

avast!
Win32:InstallCore-FC [PUP]
2014.9-140327

AVG
MalSign.InstallCore
2015.0.3522

Bkav FE
W32.Clod34e.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.ClickRun.A
17966

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.45
9.0.1.086

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore (variant)
8.9569

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
3/27/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11510

McAfee
Artemis!B58CBB39CB98
5600.7178

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.03.27.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.7c3
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Clickrunsoftware.W
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14325

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Malware-Cryptor.MTA.01650
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Click run software
27596

File size:
1005.5 KB (1,029,608 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup-pdflite-ic-0.7-aw.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/18/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/19/2013 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Click run software, O=Click run software, STREET=63 Rotshylid Shderot, L=Tel-Aviv, S=NA, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A243E49C0DAF69F7C5ACF083EB184161

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:hxngSq0fYOdCfLtkVPHAfePCU4p3G6rkn4I:4Sq0AOdCfLyeqb4p3lsd

Entry address:
0xC1910

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 68, 19, 41, 00, E8, 5A, DF, FF, FF, 00, 50, E8, D6, F7, FF, FF, A1, DC, 65, 47, 00, 85, C0, 75, E9, 33, C0, 5A, 59, 59, 64, 89, 10, 68, 1D, 1C, 40, 00, 80, 3D, 49, 60, 47, 00, 00, 74, 0A, 68, C4, 65, 47, 00, E8, D5, F7, FF, FF, 68, C4, 65, 47, 00, E8, D3, F7, FF, FF, C3, E9, 2D, 20, 00, 00, EB, DB, 5B, 5D, C3, 53, 3B, 05, 10, 66, 47, 00, 75, 09, 8B, 50, 04, 89, 15, 10, 66, 47, 00, 8B, 50, 04, 8B, 48, 08, 81, F9, 00, 10, 00, 00, 7F, 38, 3B, C2, 75, 17, 85, C9, 79, 03, 83, C1, 03...
 
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Entropy:
6.9628

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
788 KB (806,912 bytes)

The file setup-pdflite-ic-0.7-aw.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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