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Advanced Scan to PDF Free

Tsingsoft Imagination Information Technology Co., Ltd

The software installer may bundle adware as well as other potentially unwanted software using a download manager/installer from ClientConnect or OpenCandy. The application advancedscantopdffree.exe, “Advanced Scan to PDF Free Setup ” by Tsingsoft Imagination Information Technology Co. has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. 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.
Publisher:
PDFChief Co., Ltd.   (signed by Tsingsoft Imagination Information Technology Co., Ltd)

Product:
Advanced Scan to PDF Free

Description:
Advanced Scan to PDF Free Setup

MD5:
cf3acb0c024772370786b10f16769e18

SHA-1:
471975f5feb738111c1a369c78a0fd74bd57aa1e

SHA-256:
907c42f10d6a078c9929a5182ade717c720be404204b57ab5351afdf03f12e3e

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:
11/16/2024 4:22:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
8.9897

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.TsingsoftImaginationInformationTechnologyCo.Installer.Meta (L)
16.3.1.1

File size:
7 MB (7,301,664 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tsingsoft Imagination Information Technology Co., Ltd

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/21/2011 8:12:19 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 8:12:19 AM

Subject:
CN="Tsingsoft Imagination Information Technology Co., Ltd", O="Tsingsoft Imagination Information Technology Co., Ltd", L=北京, S=北京, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11211887AD441BA7E15E9131AAA0DEF9248A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:iDVNBVbF/asZQiBxQb3IPDY08qRuOb68Es9r:inBtpasZQiksPs6uOb3

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9987

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.scantopdfconverter.com/AdvancedScantoPDFFree.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/72/78/.../AdvancedScantoPDFFree.exe

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