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PDFConverterSetup.exe

Elephant Tech Software LLC

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The application PDFConverterSetup.exe by Elephant Tech Software has been detected as adware by 43 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallBrain installer. The setup program bundles additional offers, mostly adware, using the InstallBrain installer, a pay-per-install monetization download manager. InstallBrain will also install a background updater service that will update any installed browser add-ons and plug-ins. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.softiappspeed.com.
Publisher:
PDFConverter  (signed by Elephant Tech Software LLC)

Product:
PDFConverter

Version:
14.9.23.12

MD5:
ca52e1f5d51581e6ddead8e88515930b

SHA-1:
5931181c7c8a66b23a82fc7421250a4c8e75f1a0

SHA-256:
3d8cac88f9f1fbacc1c704a7e29ca214e289220a110c9f2dce59a709ea281423

Scanner detections:
43 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallBrain monetization platform from iBario to deliver bundled adware both search toolbars and PC optimizers from Performersoft.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 6:54:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Trojan.Heur.jv1@IjpjFFji
865

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallBrain
2014.09.11

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallBrain.Gen8
7.11.164.242

AVG
Adware InstallBrain.BA
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Gen:Trojan.Heur.jv1@IjpjFFji
1.0.20.1330

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallBrain.CNI
19391

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8543
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.InstallBrain
8.14.09.23.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallBrain.CP potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-3442f84d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Trojan.Heur.jv1@IjpjFFji
11.2014-23-09_3

G Data
Gen:Trojan.Heur.jv1@IjpjFFji
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of veohplayersetup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.5.12

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBrain
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13198

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PDFConverter.A
v2014.09.23.09

McAfee
Program.PUP-FMR
5600.6999

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Trojan.Heur.jv1@IjpjFFji
15.0.0.798

nProtect
Adware.InstallBrain.E
14.09.07.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.23.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ElephantTechSoftware.R
14.9.23.9

Sophos
PUA.InstallBrain
54

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.BrainInst
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.BrainInst.Win32.112
2.0.0.1906

File size:
1.2 MB (1,294,928 bytes)

Product version:
14.9.23.12

Copyright:
Copyright 2014

Original file name:
PDFConverterSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Elephant Tech Software LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/18/2013 9:14:46 PM

Valid to:
12/18/2016 9:14:46 PM

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:
9/10/2014 3:13:39 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dEfCvka3NN+3OXi6kgaINVRX/diX2n0e435qkLeI+t2r48WMcYmB/LUGOjbvD/+C:yfCL9pXiTcNjPdiGnT65qkYt2r48WMcA

Entry address:
0x115F3

Entry point:
E8, D5, 70, 00, 00, E9, DA, 48, 00, 00, C7, 01, 80, B5, 41, 00, E9, 59, 4A, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, 80, B5, 41, 00, E8, 46, 4A, 00, 00, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, 3F, 92, 00, 00, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 56, 68, 00, 00, 03, 00, 68, 00, 00, 01, 00, 33, F6, 56, E8, A0, 5D, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 85, C0, 74, 0A, 56, 56, 56, 56, 56, E8, 22, 75, 00, 00, 5E, C3, E9, 0C, 95, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 56, 8B, F1, 83, 3E, 00, 75, 24, 6A, 00, 8D, 4D, FC, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.6150

Code size:
102.5 KB (104,960 bytes)

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

http://www.softiappspeed.com/.../$udklbpA3YANolSw4?cid=4448&cert=ets&token=f24cf02564f70f03d7f4f1e87b94b9d3&ts=1411474030

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