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PDFCreatorInstaller.exe

Nextup

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application PDFCreatorInstaller.exe by Nextup has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.greatappsfree.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Nextup  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.5

MD5:
ab2811940ec23aa1f41f738aa63aba1f

SHA-1:
15415e9a8033eba1afd015f95c68471fa3ae9ca9

SHA-256:
95fc881f506c166ffc0c6c72380912d7d20a6fa222147e4c06c05ffc463c92a2

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
12/25/2024 12:51:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3383

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.5905
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.10084

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Verti
8/13/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.Nextup
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of mediaplayerclassicinstaller.exe (Adware)
2014.10.27.9

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Nextup
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.180.12701

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.NextUp
v2014.08.13.06

McAfee
Artemis!C96BD5645D12
5600.7039

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Nextup.T
14.8.13.18

Sophos
NextUp
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0708
7.2.225

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
31184

File size:
594.5 KB (608,800 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Nextup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/21/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/22/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Nextup, O=Nextup, STREET=10900 NE 8TH ST, STREET=STE 1000, L=Bellevue, S=WA, PostalCode=98004, C=US

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

Serial number:
00C705E6F899AC0C37A4458683DB2745BB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/2/2014 2:38:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:R2+SkudwTvelQUvoCSo5EbrQtKg0Th2X7XKsHOn8eonqxq+u:+kuAeQUvNSoS0C4X9Qf4qxq7

Entry address:
0x22565

Entry point:
E8, A6, A5, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, D8, EC, 47, 00, E8, 65, 2C, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, E6, 9E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, 54, 7F, 48, 00, BA, 50, 7F, 48, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, AD, B4, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, A4, B4, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E8, 54, 2C, 00, 00, C3, 8B, D0, EB, C5, 6A, 0E, E8, B2, 9D, 00, 00, 59, C3, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 04, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.6553

Code size:
398.5 KB (408,064 bytes)

The file PDFCreatorInstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/43/10541/43/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/43/14431/63/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/43/6229/43/.../

http://i.greatappsfree.com/stub/.../PDFCreatorInstaller.exe

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