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pdf_reader.exe

Software Marketing Limited

The application pdf_reader.exe by Software Marketing Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.
Publisher:
Software Marketing Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e108da451adeaffdae0e43b464809ec7

SHA-1:
38de50f5f4d5bf8821d7605c8bc8a9ccc587061f

SHA-256:
72e61d3941280d64bc074426b507f0e66691652c7f9eaca5d578e4bb40b04e5f

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
12/26/2024 8:54:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.Clod983.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.6
9.0.1.0112

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit (variant)
9.9493

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PUP_x
4/22/2015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit
v2015.04.22.07

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!bf3
5600.6787

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.15420

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
27032

File size:
979.1 KB (1,002,568 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Marketing Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
7/9/2013 11:06:18 PM

Valid to:
7/9/2015 11:06:18 PM

Subject:
CN=Software Marketing Limited, O=Software Marketing Limited, L=Central, S=Central, C=HK

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:
2B88FB95B59BDD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 2:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:C4vfNLNkgcYgEvQnuI49Z5tv1X0I1Xw3PFow:t1LagcYzv7zxt1yyw

Entry address:
0x39E3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9350

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

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