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pdfcreator.exe

Useful Software

This is the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application pdfcreator.exe by Useful Software has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.bestsw.net.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.6.188

MD5:
853a758992437ead24967e24cb9c1cf2

SHA-1:
26f823bca7088eec6a59030a96c9ef05e1943a54

SHA-256:
8453c89f980a8f934ef3feb4091aac2c183c9df070eb1c7cae33e70f02e246c0

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
1/12/2025 11:01:44 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2015.03.20

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.218.184

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
150319-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3165

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Verti.JBT
21473

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9980
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
5.13.68

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of mediaplayerclassic.exe (Adware)
2015.6.26.2

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Verti
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15326

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Useful
v2015.03.20.08

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Verti.doftau
0.30.8.659

Norman
Agent.BKBXY
11.20150320

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.20.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Verti
15.3.20.7

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Verti
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786530
38552

File size:
363.5 KB (372,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6.188

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Useful Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/18/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/18/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Useful Software, O=Useful Software, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
142135C80AA62D0F15501B4128FC6AEE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/6/2015 5:36:54 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:PBv7KArZZlLSZ2TKb5W9FElgKWpA+qlXjmyRxh96Ol5FYUa97I1l74HpYVI56TIy:P5lZI95QUgjpAtTRR52Ua9M1l74HUI8x

Entry address:
0x16D5D0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, EE, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8419

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
332 KB (339,968 bytes)

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

http://inst.bestsw.net/dl/43/22828/43/.../

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