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setup_free_pdf_merger.exe

PDFMate Free PDF Merger

AnvSoft Co., Ltd.

The application setup_free_pdf_merger.exe, “PDFMate Free PDF Merger 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 software-files-a.cnet.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
pdfmate.com   (signed by AnvSoft Co., Ltd.)

Product:
PDFMate Free PDF Merger

Description:
PDFMate Free PDF Merger Setup

Version:
1.0.6

MD5:
ce9ff18fab054895317e5558b985ecb1

SHA-1:
fa34c68b43ef740eea94e40a7687fff524782aec

SHA-256:
57145052e62c8e8c4fe093e0b1d452aae2ce0c068562f5cdc122dcfe68598745

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:
5/10/2024 3:42:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9948

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OpenCandy.cyducd
0.28.0.60253

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.11.30.17

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.OpenCandy
3.12.26.0

File size:
3.9 MB (4,058,336 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AnvSoft Co., Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/14/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2014 7:59:59 PM

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 4:48:22 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:356Z4d2HB4tzAkOJi0vKkttMztV49RN2VEnc+:pK48HCZH30gZV49b2kc+

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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Entropy:
7.9909

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
59 KB (60,416 bytes)

The file setup_free_pdf_merger.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/08/16/.../setup_free_pdf_merger.exe

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

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