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freepdfreading.exe

The executable freepdfreading.exe has been detected as malware by 10 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. Infected by an entry-point obscuring polymorphic file infector which will create a peer-to-peer botnet and receives URLs of additional files to download. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.freepdftablet.com.
MD5:
bf9b35ad2fc35fafd7e66e36779c86a5

SHA-1:
52acc259f425179b44dbddd601fff76d50e2a119

SHA-256:
1f248a9c6ee83b78d8d71472519d910025656db52afeebf2cd3559f1aec7bc14

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 5:17:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
160215-2

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
5.15.21

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.215.2609.0

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
29.02.2016 03:11:57

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
47848

File size:
2.6 MB (2,743,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Scriptable Install System

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 3:50:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:Z8doYERX486ELiWI5EkjreaEmqnfXZtY493s0zk2Sq4QIA7yaWZ:Z8doRd6ELQrearqnfp557znSq4QI/j

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
87, F8, EB, 07, 0F, B7, C7, 8B, DA, 8B, D0, F2, F3, F2, 0F, AF, E8, 88, C0, 85, DA, 72, 02, 89, F5, B8, 27, B4, AB, 0B, 80, E1, 4F, C7, C1, DF, B3, F3, 7F, FE, C1, 68, 97, 9D, F8, FF, 46, 31, E9, 5F, F6, C4, 1C, 81, C7, C7, A3, 07, 00, 69, C2, DA, 90, 9F, 08, F6, C6, 2C, 46, 8D, 1F, 85, D0, 2A, CF, 4E, FF, C7, 2B, D3, 8A, E0, 0F, BE, F7, 81, C2, 73, 1A, 00, 00, 3B, F8, C7, C6, 9D, B6, D0, 4F, 09, FA, 78, 01, 45, 85, CB, 87, C0, E8, 27, 00, 00, 00, C7, C2, 1E, 98, B4, 59, F3, 21, CF, 78, 05, 04, C1, 0F, BF...
 
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Entropy:
7.9937  (probably packed)

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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

http://www.freepdftablet.com/download.php

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