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setup_free_pdf_merger.exe

PDFMate Free PDF Merger

Anvsoft Inc.

The application setup_free_pdf_merger.exe, “PDFMate Free PDF Merger Setup ” by Anvsoft has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 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 lb.cdn.m6web.fr and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
pdfmate.com   (signed by Anvsoft Inc.)

Product:
PDFMate Free PDF Merger

Description:
PDFMate Free PDF Merger Setup

Version:
1.0.9

MD5:
4d17ce59630253966cbb048257bd6c32

SHA-1:
2dd5d5f0de55bf4e5c7f614d51c117c493007a16

SHA-256:
03e4d9915209ab360bb983fbfd7e93d9b0876b7d355caf410058b6f9c1d9e42c

Scanner detections:
2 / 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:
5/10/2024 4:08:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
9.11050

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.12.2.19

File size:
5.1 MB (5,349,384 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.9

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Anvsoft Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/29/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/29/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Anvsoft Inc., O=Anvsoft Inc., STREET=1706 Overseas Chinese Venture Bldg., L=Shenzhen, S=Guangdong, PostalCode=518057, C=CN

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

Serial number:
00C8DFA6D1F2E129D329AB37C4C454DA9A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2014 4:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:j5kcdOS+ICT2ztAe8YwIa5BL6koWZh7mQAwJMq8bjrg8ZbUvXFVXpcn71o:ljttjtQjIwBTzGQF8bjrgffvm71o

Entry address:
0x113BC

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, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file setup_free_pdf_merger.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 11 URLs.

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/4928deb41286cb89b2ef710b97d677ac/567865f3/soft/.../pdfmate-free-pdf-merger_1-09_fr_417974.exe

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/c600a46a8acfb1c7c0c231e67b3d0689/573b3c10/soft/.../pdfmate-free-pdf-merger_1-09_fr_417974.exe

http://relizua.com/download/.../setup_free_pdf_merger.exe

http://www.anvsoft.jp/pdf-merger.exe

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/f7473c2eab9a7edf8311b4a8fcfced79/57618caa/soft/.../pdfmate-free-pdf-merger_1-09_fr_417974.exe

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/29ed1c5a25a4766663f41296d823af38/583985ff/soft/.../pdfmate-free-pdf-merger_1-09_fr_417974.exe

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/181a1e5f36f2215557a94a14ad338351/57f63002/soft/.../pdfmate-free-pdf-merger_1-09_fr_417974.exe

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/2c2f25e6b492acf8a58b449b02f317b7/57ebacfe/soft/.../pdfmate-free-pdf-merger_1-09_fr_417974.exe

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/5be03f4da3a55fd1385bd76927512989/57907b93/soft/.../pdfmate-free-pdf-merger_1-09_fr_417974.exe

http://pdfmate.com/setup_free_pdf_merger.exe

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

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