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pdfsnippingtool.exe

PDF Snipping Tool

Authorsoft

The executable pdfsnippingtool.exe, “PDF Snipping Tool Setup ” has been detected as malware by 7 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from pdfsnippingtool.en.softonic.com.
Publisher:
Authorsoft

Product:
PDF Snipping Tool

Description:
PDF Snipping Tool Setup

Version:
3.3.2.3792

MD5:
266551062b553ff84d933c3f077242c8

SHA-1:
f2e187c19c68df1194a536c1840f953a44f4c710

SHA-256:
e32765fc59bbae7d3999df672ddcc654f7fa7d727176947a7e4b31fd9d034601

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 3:34:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Sality
160503-1

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.221.397.0

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
19.05.2016 05:17:13

File size:
3.8 MB (3,957,098 bytes)

Product version:
3.32

Copyright:
Copyright © 2010-2015 Authorsoft

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\pdfsnippingtool.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:5pC76OdfGO8WuG8GjAw6hnnUr/LoRGhCF:TC778eA5nk/MOCF

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
68, 1E, AB, 84, 00, 81, FF, 8C, D8, 00, 00, 72, 03, 0F, AF, C5, 87, F7, 80, DB, 8B, 05, 73, AC, A4, D3, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 5B, BD, 58, 2C, 20, 67, 76, 0A, 21, D1, F6, D6, 69, C0, 6C, FF, 55, 49, EB, 05, BE, 1D, 2D, DB, 30, 81, F7, AD, 51, 00, 00, F6, DD, 1B, C5, 86, E0, 21, FF, 8D, 2D, 0B, 85, E9, 2C, 8D, 2D, DD, A5, D0, 98, BD, 9D, D3, C0, 22, 19, F5, 68, CC, 18, 00, 00, 89, F1, 59, F7, C6, 69, FE, 99, DF, 81, F1, 00, 09, 00, 00, 8D, 2D, 2F, A3, 6C, 45, 87, F1, 85, C9, 81, EE, 76, 05, 00, 00, 81, F5, 61...
 
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Entropy:
7.9981  (probably packed)

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://pdfsnippingtool.en.softonic.com/.../6CH9aeXedl4L8u BHNJXWTW LP1LFlnGQpxqjlxAPxJrO1TsV2ZQoV4i4Pnuvz5BfvcJF5YcB ioRo OYiFa90znQFfjpvYF6DeiAAqa5z4Ur9HysBBEdt7Qucy97N9owdCDoPKzM9KcWNfb xaCVwYrQJxCvvLo5jqEHw80k=

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