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BoosterPDFSetup.exe

Elephant Tech Software LLC

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The application BoosterPDFSetup.exe by Elephant Tech Software has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallBrain installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from 6a36a081.softiappspeed.com.
Publisher:
BoosterPDF  (signed by Elephant Tech Software LLC)

Product:
BoosterPDF

Version:
14.11.8.3

MD5:
638b20710f1d3a21a36484ba5f4c12cd

SHA-1:
0abd56496721f4c5b5896104796b22d363c70f2f

SHA-256:
4e84b72b779917a39f842116419d898b390c80e54dfead68ea7ef305c7c60b48

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 6:23:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Performersoft.Elephant.Bundler (M)
16.7.5.3

File size:
1.1 MB (1,200,304 bytes)

Product version:
14.11.8.3

Copyright:
Copyright 2014

Original file name:
BoosterPDFSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Elephant Tech Software LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/19/2013 3:14:46 AM

Valid to:
12/19/2016 3:14:46 AM

Subject:
CN=Elephant Tech Software LLC, O=Elephant Tech Software LLC, L=Beaverton, S=Oregon, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B2D0084486599

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/27/2014 6:48:42 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+HIXi6kgaINVAsdZQFC34TzowvRCKcSyFRtfcYuPoQbGOjbvD/+XbdeXcKAsDz:mIXiTcNissFXz5Y6yjtfcYudDmXbdAAE

Entry address:
0x7AF6

Entry point:
E8, D8, 40, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, C7, 01, C8, 14, 41, 00, E9, 93, FB, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, C8, 14, 41, 00, E8, 80, FB, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, 04, EE, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 47, 8D, 50, 08, 80, 3A, 00, 74, 3F, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4E, 04, 3B, C1, 74, 14, 83, C1, 08, 51, 52, E8, 41, 19, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, C0, 74, 04, 33, C0, EB, 24, F6, 06, 02, 74, 05, F6, 07, 08, 74, F2, 8B, 45, 10...
 
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Code size:
62 KB (63,488 bytes)

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

http://6a36a081.softiappspeed.com/.../$$$n0rui$31290f6dc334e9b82f5487156cfd5e?lang=en&cid=4451&cert=ets&token=21ca5f609843b735918028de6c27ba1d&ts=1415418187

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