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setup_free_pdf_converter.exe

PDFMate PDF Converter

Anvsoft Inc.

The application setup_free_pdf_converter.exe, “PDFMate PDF Converter Setup ” by Anvsoft has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.pdfmate.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
pdfmate.com   (signed by Anvsoft Inc.)

Product:
PDFMate PDF Converter

Description:
PDFMate PDF Converter Setup

Version:
1.7.4

MD5:
4220ae840aa1877dd4d4c44d4cec7da6

SHA-1:
65585358f3d6a52a0580880ff6b2bda683037e2e

SHA-256:
8ddbf42c4d16573cef7faedc12fd6d6248b0b1d223636ae85c86555ebdfbcf3e

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
11/25/2024 8:19:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
9.11083

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.12.2.22

File size:
34.6 MB (36,279,904 bytes)

Product version:
1.7.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Anvsoft Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/29/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/29/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Anvsoft Inc., O=Anvsoft Inc., STREET=1706 Overseas Chinese Venture Bldg., L=Shenzhen, S=Guangdong, PostalCode=518057, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C8DFA6D1F2E129D329AB37C4C454DA9A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2014 3:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:n2z2nVHAMb3R9GyGvBsarFyzFx0hcxXN8HCpnGddQG8SEAf6:nrnNAUB9TGvBbyzYViJu58lAf6

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9998

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file setup_free_pdf_converter.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.pdfmate.com/setup_free_pdf_converter.exe

http://pdfmate.com/setup_free_pdf_converter.exe

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