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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:
79a51ed1ce1a0a3be12e80b5e9456ef6

SHA-1:
fa893f3b4741d17e08c407f2e4033b3b6595ce42

SHA-256:
8016aebdcc1780a23a9b6479126845bdb5f89f8e3a9256e9a056d5746d26eee2

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 3:34:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Kukacka
160518-2

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.E.gen
4.6.5.141

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.223.412.0

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
28.05.2016 15:32:18

File size:
3.8 MB (3,961,194 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:\users\{user}\downloads\pdfsnippingtool.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:bVC76OdfGO8WuG8GjAw6hnnUr/LoRGhCF:BC778eA5nk/MOCF

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
60, 0F, C8, 0F, B7, DF, 3D, DA, 63, E9, B3, 53, 8B, EA, 0F, BF, FE, 0F, BE, EC, 8D, 1D, 34, 06, AC, 0E, D0, F4, C1, D1, 8E, F2, 2B, D2, 0F, BD, C1, 85, CA, C7, C1, BC, 46, 4B, 96, 0F, BC, FD, F6, C5, 03, 80, E7, 1E, 68, 05, C7, F0, 00, F7, C6, 24, AA, 80, 77, 89, F7, F7, C0, 50, E6, 9F, 98, 8B, C3, 88, C6, 87, EE, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 5E, 24, 15, C1, D3, 4E, 0F, BA, E2, C9, F6, C0, 0B, 87, C1, 89, DA, 69, C2, 1A, 1A, D1, AD, F6, C0, 30, 2A, EE, F7, DF, FE, C8, 8D, 05, CA, 9F, F5, E9, 68, 32, 88, F7, FF, 0F...
 
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Entropy:
7.9982  (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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