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RapidPDFSetup.exe

Elephant Tech Software LLC

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The application RapidPDFSetup.exe by Elephant Tech Software 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 InstallBrain installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ba673f15.clean1bucket.com.
Publisher:
RapidPDF  (signed by Elephant Tech Software LLC)

Product:
RapidPDF

Version:
14.11.20.21

MD5:
d91260c9c8bf7b3c2b2d41cb6898fe32

SHA-1:
8e1bcb82352e857e519f6492d4d00014c93e32e5

SHA-256:
daed4d840a00dc23f76620322701c57a95a5045f6861f9dcdc3ab7c5298721a3

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:
11/18/2024 12:34:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Performersoft (M)
16.8.8.9

File size:
1.2 MB (1,271,464 bytes)

Product version:
14.11.20.21

Copyright:
Copyright 2014

Original file name:
RapidPDFSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Elephant Tech Software LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/18/2013 10:14:46 PM

Valid to:
12/18/2016 10:14:46 PM

Subject:
CN=Elephant Tech Software LLC, O=Elephant Tech Software LLC, L=Beaverton, S=Oregon, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B2D0084486599

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/27/2014 1:48:42 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:8HDvXi6kgaINVAsdZQFC34TzowvRCKcSyFRtLcYjdGOjbvD/+XbdeXcKABC0:QDvXiTcNissFXz5Y6yjtLcYj7DmXbdA2

Entry address:
0x7AF6

Entry point:
E8, D8, 40, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, C7, 01, C8, 14, 41, 00, E9, 93, FB, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, C8, 14, 41, 00, E8, 80, FB, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, 04, EE, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 47, 8D, 50, 08, 80, 3A, 00, 74, 3F, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4E, 04, 3B, C1, 74, 14, 83, C1, 08, 51, 52, E8, 41, 19, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, C0, 74, 04, 33, C0, EB, 24, F6, 06, 02, 74, 05, F6, 07, 08, 74, F2, 8B, 45, 10...
 
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Code size:
62 KB (63,488 bytes)

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

http://ba673f15.clean1bucket.com/.../$$$n0r48$6aef8dc60a0846eebc2cae0af6e355?cid=4448&gclid=CLnXrI2NisICFW_JtAodZWcAFg&cert=ets&token=1c5ee4539d513eefd2e1593573e9fa1d&ts=1416518091

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