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pdfcool studio.exe

Delimax Concept

This belongs to a Solimba product that may be bundled with additional PUPs or may be part of an ad-supported software program. The application pdfcool studio.exe by Delimax Concept 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 Solimba DownloadMR installer. It uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Delimax Concept  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c3f1d63d464459ca0a1f84efa565bc34

SHA-1:
f4acc6dfba728a1b63a67f1cee0d812088277259

SHA-256:
ec3d13571c0cd0149b32cb2bb53e0d1512d01ebd08d9604219efcc06526cdbe2

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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:
11/9/2024 1:04:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.DelimaxC (M)
16.7.1.12

File size:
566.7 KB (580,304 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Delimax Concept

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/23/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/23/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Delimax Concept, O=Delimax Concept, L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
069CC4A932F0EBBF4CDE6CBB8C7AAD67

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/23/2014 7:29:08 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:87KIY9QLsDTE+n/0yrCY2ygd/55+JOUNeKU1dAe/eqtMf/rxAf3bvuO9dk:87K9/DT3/NrCYuLCOCUQe7MnravuOI

Entry address:
0xD44C

Entry point:
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Code size:
111 KB (113,664 bytes)

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

http://mintfolder.com/n/3.2.53/.../PDFCool Studio.exe

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