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pdfcreatorinstaller.exe

Wecan 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 pdfcreatorinstaller.exe by Wecan Software has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from i.bestsw.net.
Publisher:
Wecan Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.25

MD5:
3df6912f928caca7635d246e8b138878

SHA-1:
60de4e282dfcdd177eaa0c2e69613258f5e3c327

SHA-256:
9e3d0e0210e4310d4987bfaf212dfb93b73b4702589468071175f4c078086e6c

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 12:44:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Verti.269648
7.11.198.40

AVG
Wecan
2016.0.3232

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9413
9.0.1.012

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
9.10931

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Verti
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.188.14468

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.WeCan.A
v2015.01.12.12

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dlauux
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WecanSoftware.T
15.1.12.0

Sophos
NextUp
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Rocketful/Variant
10121

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
36108

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.231419
2.0.0.2017

File size:
263.3 KB (269,648 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.25

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Wecan Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/23/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Wecan Software, O=Wecan 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:
1FD8A9E8CBFDDB2724A69194C505EF77

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/3/2014 3:39:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:HP0cyd4eJ6IJGGIUmmB7xnqn1iJIg+apKceXXgr45oSF/U2U:md4e6IwGIm6H9apKceXXDoSF/U2U

Entry address:
0x16D5E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, EC, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 55, B9, 16, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, DE, 95, 03, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9193  (probably packed)

Code size:
236 KB (241,664 bytes)

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

http://i.bestsw.net/stub/WECAN/.../PDFCreatorInstaller.exe

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