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pdflite_tsv54lcgw.exe

Palo Alto Technologies

The application pdflite_tsv54lcgw.exe by Palo Alto Technologies 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 Perion Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from d.bbadabout-home.com.
Publisher:
Palo Alto Technologies  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4a94dbe72ae3646e27ef1e6182b91603

SHA-1:
7ed3699b5f24a1e9e8d2f0315822112f68e764c2

SHA-256:
564a4a2207827f16ff446d820bc6a4631172510cdff0c8e19efe4f35c00aaaf9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 5:33:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Perion Partner (M)
16.7.26.17

File size:
714.6 KB (731,728 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Perion Download Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Palo Alto Technologies

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/7/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
8/8/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Palo Alto Technologies, O=Palo Alto Technologies, L=Belize City, S=Belize, C=BZ

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

Serial number:
0FDF18920EC451B5148D1CCD7E8F1A6B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/25/2012 12:49:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gEtgA4uGZrhOPAjF/d65byn2HIUEkMhXeATdLgFWk+5yl4NiwO:gCgNvqPABc5byBUOhX/Teo5ylkiwO

Entry address:
0x39E3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9664

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file pdflite_tsv54lcgw.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d.bbadabout-home.com/ThinDMDownload/ThinDMDownload.ashx?PublisherID=198&Setid=65&SoftwareName=PDFlite&SoftwareDownloadUrl=http://downloads.cdnlocker.com/pdflite.exe&ImageUrl=http://cdn.cdnlocker.com/resources/.../pdflite.png&SoftwareDescription=PDFlite is a free PDF viewer to open PDFs but can also convert any file to PDF&PUID=1523567252113809924&PPD=search,59066090219,pdflite download,e,,c,0,,,&CID=11379&FID=Cj0KEQiA6JemBRC5tYLRwYGcwosBEiQANA3IB-A2kn3BEU1nxn_jCIXNcA6JmgHX36m2ItZMrtJiTf4aAnCn8P8HAQ&InstallSessionID=152356725211380992484528925&cmdline=

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