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setup_free_pdf_merger.exe

PDFMate Free PDF Merger

AnvSoft Co., Ltd.

The application setup_free_pdf_merger.exe, “PDFMate Free PDF Merger Setup ” by AnvSoft Co. has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer 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 cdn.komputerswiatportal.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
pdfmate.com   (signed by AnvSoft Co., Ltd.)

Product:
PDFMate Free PDF Merger

Description:
PDFMate Free PDF Merger Setup

Version:
1.0.8

MD5:
1e437d2bf374c9a228a73397eee91ae8

SHA-1:
23e4a5547db9874081137f8653d3e3784bce10af

SHA-256:
f74dac023102a5a3535c63baa2f77b7b764586831052d24361bb929406e1414e

Scanner detections:
4 / 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 8:55:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9929

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OpenCandy.cyducd
0.28.0.60253

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.11.30.8

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0425
7.2.166

File size:
5.1 MB (5,337,584 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AnvSoft Co., Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/15/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="AnvSoft Co., Ltd.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="AnvSoft Co., Ltd.", L=Shenzhen, S=Guang Dong, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
765E3E079F21928954D8BEC66D023B52

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 10:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:U5g4pdO/7D8Xjnv/JHxZClOs1LNG/MyMk6hYNyQHhhwm99JpMm:ag4pdu8XLHJHGbBNGXKhYnBh9gm

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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file setup_free_pdf_merger.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://cdn.komputerswiatportal.com/?ic_user_id=963

http://dl1.afterdawn.com/download/0e8e2136f92fac12287e4b831b95067b/5629f1ae/.../setup_free_pdf_merger_v1.08.exe

http://pdfmate.com/setup_free_pdf_merger.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/21/.../74/setup_free_pdf_merger.exe

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

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