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freepdfmerger.exe

Software Generic Application

TsingSoft Co., Ltd

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application freepdfmerger.exe, “Software Generic Application Setup ” by TsingSoft Co. 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 installCore installer.
Publisher:
Soft   (signed by TsingSoft Co., Ltd)

Product:
Software Generic Application

Description:
Software Generic Application Setup

MD5:
1d6e898f37097dcc1874ec31af0baee8

SHA-1:
2d5643a998aa458ca440b82e2c5a10a94e52d324

SHA-256:
82ffb265451f0249d1485f1dce2ced9b5ff76b559f4c059e221b2a30cae9ed37

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:
11/5/2024 1:05:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.11.10.6

File size:
651.1 KB (666,760 bytes)

Product version:
1.4

Copyright:
Web Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TsingSoft Co., Ltd

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/6/2015 5:22:21 AM

Valid to:
3/6/2018 5:22:21 AM

Subject:
CN="TsingSoft Co., Ltd", O="TsingSoft Co., Ltd", L=北京, S=北京, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112102633BC98CD80F1FA21A171757061D95

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:HvNpw7Jar9T7v28ii8RXeXfM0c5RV4br/51bKq/K0eFtttOl7Nd5:HvNKUrV7OSqZbjV0aq/KP47NP

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8901

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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