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setup_free_pdf_converter.exe

PDFMate PDF Converter

AnvSoft Co., Ltd.

The application setup_free_pdf_converter.exe, “PDFMate PDF Converter Setup ” by AnvSoft Co. has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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 www.pdfmate.com.
Publisher:
pdfmate.com   (signed by AnvSoft Co., Ltd.)

Product:
PDFMate PDF Converter

Description:
PDFMate PDF Converter Setup

Version:
1.7.0

MD5:
0e0b3f09c9a74c945ae1ff0e806dba69

SHA-1:
a9421ef62dc4615022192ab8e82665afab78671a

SHA-256:
354925c17eb68068238871d0e3a47022cab15c8c22f475ed7bf5115a85a2a16e

Scanner detections:
4 / 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:
5/12/2025 11:52:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9883

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.11.30.16

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_OPENCANDY
7.2.202

Trend Micro
ADW_OPENCANDY
10.465.21

File size:
25.4 MB (26,589,720 bytes)

Product version:
1.7.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Turkish (Turkey)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup_free_pdf_converter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AnvSoft Co., Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/15/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="AnvSoft Co., Ltd.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="AnvSoft Co., Ltd.", L=Shenzhen, S=Guang Dong, C=CN

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:
765E3E079F21928954D8BEC66D023B52

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/9/2012 11:48:22 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:WXIDhElrVUbSV6NocYkD2fpPze1w8fJmo+HdWi:W4D+BVUbgKDDFsowB

Entry address:
0xF3BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 64, ED, 40, 00, E8, E8, 71, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 89, FA, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 45, FA, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 3B, 41, 00, E8, BE, F7, FF, FF, E8, 65, F3, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, F7, C3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 4C, 66, 41, 00, E8, 6A, 58, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 4C, 66, 41, 00, B2, 01...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
59 KB (60,416 bytes)

The file setup_free_pdf_converter.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.pdfmate.com/setup_free_pdf_converter.exe

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