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pdf_creator.exe

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Simply Tech Ltd

One Floor App (Simply Tech/Widdit) distributes and bundles potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) using its OneFloorApp install manager (SimplyInstaller). The application pdf_creator.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Simply Tech has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Widdit Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from bigdownload.simplyinstaller.com.
Publisher:
Simply Tech Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
11.8

MD5:
9107c30af6fd6695ecce6690c7106bcc

SHA-1:
d49b9d45e0fef01af22ef2e7d6a5ebddc9c1c000

SHA-256:
e56672eb7bcc2698153a1b16470ef4ec0d1565cdb0c1a9238a4be59e2eb50578

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 4:43:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Widdit.SimplyTe.Bundler (M)
16.4.4.0

File size:
899.1 KB (920,688 bytes)

Product version:
11.8

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2012, www.simplytech.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Widdit Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Simply Tech Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/4/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/5/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Simply Tech Ltd, O=Simply Tech Ltd, STREET=10 Zarhin street, L=Raanana, S=Raanana, PostalCode=43662, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
1FC78D842B3886BB8D32517578F7489C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 10:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:fxGaFDpekdGp9Z1SlfscwzX0eCYRK+ILTfBLXSYo:oau9nSSVkJ7+CK

Entry address:
0x113BC

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, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.8688

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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

http://bigdownload.simplyinstaller.com/.../downloadmanagerhtml.ashx?src=adorika_ads_1fa&appid=211704&dp=LqOPtmbfswtzFwH6H_aCoaFobGha_FUaD5ac-V__J-baAdXYneQbnJEcnOdayq2iAuazMA5P1tvppnMiOHObObAaaa00PGHMGgaAa0b00Ojarfy77cZCiPXQRWZ1ZVGYMAlfm4DLGtqsHVGf3Nq69CWYoBuIGGsOjGecbOo9bzlGbYuuf3QmsRrrZuJxYZxBK178Rq37Pu5uuW3GXMmhs09OOe3m5KGKAgGnEY2dJn-rWrUwY2Q6ikko2k2wbhSqiYRevn3I0Jw5VsSAhXHEwMDfjNwhrOfOciagJg5bg6YesTslbaTVDYR04sHw9vo-iZyUi4eJmGWWebu1fOXOnx5ItqkT64P1aKTIJaRArRiglR8mMVn-Jd1fHHiHJSkFaUeLjzINOAPjPv_dSQz5gZkocIsgNGmc2aPVHnrbleyj_wN1x8KC4uju-dFOx4a&c=1&sc=1&db=true&uus=4F-75-37-35-C2-A8-07-B4-8D-3D-04-19-03-CA-1F-61

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