Adware.Win32.OpenCandy.AB

October 29, 2018

Analysis by: John Anthony Banes

ALIASES:

Win32:OpenCandy-D (Avast); W32/OpenCandy.C.gen!Eldorado (FPROT); Downloader.Win32.OpenCandy.lc (Kaspersky)

PLATFORM:

Windows

OVERALL RISK RATING:

DAMAGE POTENTIAL:

DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:

REPORTED INFECTION:

INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

Threat Type: Adware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes

OVERVIEW

This Adware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It may be manually installed by a user.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 18,277,248 bytes

File Type: EXE

Memory Resident: No

Initial Samples Received Date: 26 Oct 2018

Arrival Details

This Adware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Installation

This Adware adds the following folders:

%Application Data%\pdfforge
%Application Data%\pdfforge\Images2PDF
%Program Files%\PDFCreator
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\C#
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\C#\Sample1
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\Visual Basic
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\Visual Basic\Sample1
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\Visual Basic\Sample2
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\DOTNET Scripting Host
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\MS Office
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Perl
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Python
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Ruby
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\VB6
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\VB6\Sample1
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\VB6\Sample2
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\WinBatch
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\JScripts
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Bin
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PlugIns
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PlugIns\pdfforge
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Scripts
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Scripts\RunProgramAfterSaving
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PDFCreator
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PDFCreator\Licenses
%Start Menu%\Programs\PDFCreator
%Start Menu%\Programs\PDFCreator\Licenses
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\_isetup

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.. %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), 7 (32-bit), and 8 (32-bit), or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP (64-bit), Vista (64-bit), 7 (64-bit), and 8 (64-bit).. %ProgramData% is a version of the Program Files folder where any user on a multi-user computer can make changes to programs. This contains application data for all users. This is usually C:\ProgramData in Windows Vista, 7, and 8.. %Start Menu% is the current user's Start Menu folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Start Menu or C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.. %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)

It drops the following files:

%Application Data%\pdfforge\Images2PDF\Images2PDF.settings
%Application Data%\pdfforge\Images2PDF\is-{random}.tmp
%Desktop%\PDFCreator.lnk
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\C#\Sample1\AssemblyInfo.cs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\C#\Sample1\Form1.cs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\C#\Sample1\Form1.resx
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\C#\Sample1\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\C#\Sample1\Sample1.csproj
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\C#\Sample2\AssemblyInfo.cs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\C#\Sample2\Form1.cs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\C#\Sample2\Form1.resx
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\C#\Sample2\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\C#\Sample2\Sample2.csproj
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\Visual Basic\Sample1\AssemblyInfo.vb
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\Visual Basic\Sample1\Form1.resx
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\Visual Basic\Sample1\Form1.vb
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\Visual Basic\Sample1\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\Visual Basic\Sample1\Sample1.vbproj
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\Visual Basic\Sample2\AssemblyInfo.vb
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\Visual Basic\Sample2\Form1.resx
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\Visual Basic\Sample2\Form1.vb
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\Visual Basic\Sample2\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Dot Net\VS2005\Visual Basic\Sample2\Sample2.vbproj
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\DOTNET Scripting Host\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\DOTNET Scripting Host\readme.txt
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\DOTNET Scripting Host\Sample1.dsh
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\MS Office\frmPDFCreatorExcel.frm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\MS Office\frmPDFCreatorExcel.frx
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\MS Office\frmPDFCreatorWord.frm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\MS Office\frmPDFCreatorWord.frx
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\MS Office\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\MS Office\modPDFCreatorAccess2000.bas
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Perl\Convert2PDF.pl
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Perl\Convert2TIFF.pl
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Perl\Convert2TXT.pl
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Perl\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Perl\Testpage2PDF.pl
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Python\Convert2PDF.py
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Python\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Python\SaveOptionsToFile.py
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Python\TestEvents.py
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Python\Testpage2PDF.py
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Ruby\Convert2PDF.rb
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Ruby\Convert2TIFF.rb
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Ruby\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Ruby\Testpage2PDF.rb
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\VB6\Sample1\Form1.frm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\VB6\Sample1\Form1.frx
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\VB6\Sample1\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\VB6\Sample1\Sample1.RES
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\VB6\Sample1\Sample1.vbp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\VB6\Sample2\Form1.frm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\VB6\Sample2\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\VB6\Sample2\Sample2.vbp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\WinBatch\Convert2PDF.wbt
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\WinBatch\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\JScripts\Convert2PDF.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\JScripts\Convert2TIFF.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\JScripts\Convert2TXT.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\JScripts\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\JScripts\TestEvents.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\JScripts\Testpage2PDF.js
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\CombineAndAddBookmarks.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\CombineJobs.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\CompareColorCompressionModes.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\Convert2PDF.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\Convert2PDFAndPrint.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\Convert2TIFF.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\Convert2TXT.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\ConvertJPEG2PDF.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\GhostscriptDirect.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\GUI.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\PS2PDF.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\SaveOptionsToFile.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\ShowLogfile.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\ShowOptions.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\TestCompression1.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\TestEvents.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\Testpage2PDF.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\Testpage2PDFSendEmail.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\COM\Windows Scripting Host\VBScripts\URL2PDF.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\DeleteMonitorDll.exe
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Donate PDFCreator.url
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\FairPlay License.txt
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GNU License.txt
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Bin\gsdll32.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Bin\gsdll32.lib
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Bin\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\acctest.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\addxchar.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\afmdiff.awk
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\align.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bj8.rpd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bj8gc12f.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bj8hg12f.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bj8oh06n.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bj8pa06n.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bj8pp12f.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bj8ts06n.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bjc610a0.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bjc610a1.upp
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%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bjc610a3.upp
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%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bjc610a5.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bjc610a6.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bjc610a7.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bjc610a8.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bjc610b1.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bjc610b2.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bjc610b3.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bjc610b4.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bjc610b6.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\bjc610b7.upp
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%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\caption.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\cat.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\cbjc600.ppd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\cbjc800.ppd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\cdj550.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\cdj690.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\cdj690ec.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\cid2code.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\cidfmap
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\decrypt.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\dnj750c.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\dnj750m.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\docie.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\dvipdf
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\eciRGB_v2.icc
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\EndOfTask.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\eps2eps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\eps2eps.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\eps2eps.cmd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\FAPIconfig-FCO
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\FCOfontmap-PCLPS3
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\FCOfontmap-PS3
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\font2c
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\font2c.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\font2c.cmd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\font2c.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\font2pcl.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\Fontmap.ATB
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\Fontmap.ATM
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\Fontmap.OS2
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\Fontmap.OSF
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\Fontmap.SGI
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\Fontmap.Sol
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\Fontmap.Ult
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\Fontmap.URW-136.T1
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\Fontmap.URW-136.TT
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\Fontmap.VMS
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\ghostpdf.inf
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\ghostpdf.ppd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\gs_ce_e.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\gs_cmdl.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\gs_fform.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\gs_il2_e.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\gs_kanji.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\gs_ksb_e.ps
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%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\gs_l.xbm
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%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\gs_lgo_e.ps
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%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\gs_wl2_e.ps
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%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\gsbj
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%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\gslp.bat
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%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\gsnd
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\gsnd.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\gsndt.bat
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%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\impath.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\Info-macos.plist
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%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\jispaper.ps
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%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\pdfwrite.ps
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%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\pf2afm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\pf2afm.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\pf2afm.cmd
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%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\pfbtopfa
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%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\stc800pl.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\stcany_h.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\stcany.upp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\stcinfo.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\stcolor.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\stocht.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\traceimg.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\traceop.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\type1enc.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\type1ops.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\uninfo.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\unix-lpr.sh
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\unprot.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\viewcmyk.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\viewgif.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\viewjpeg.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\viewmiff.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\viewpbm.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\viewpcx.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\viewps2a.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\viewrgb.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\wftopfa
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\wftopfa.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\winmaps.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\wmakebat.bat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\wrfont.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib\zeroline.ps
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\History.txt
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Images2PDF.exe
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Images2PDFC.exe
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages\dutch.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages\english.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages\german.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages\italian.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages\portuguese_br.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages\russian.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Languages\ukrainian.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages\english.ini
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\languages\TransTool.exe
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PDFCreator_english.chm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.exe
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.url
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PlugIns\pdfforge\FairPlay License.txt
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PlugIns\pdfforge\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PlugIns\pdfforge\itextsharp.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PlugIns\pdfforge\pdfforge.chm
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PlugIns\pdfforge\pdfforge.dll
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\PlugIns\pdfforge\readme.txt
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Scripts\RunProgramAfterSaving\AddWatermarkToPDF.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Scripts\RunProgramAfterSaving\EncryptAES128.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Scripts\RunProgramAfterSaving\FTPUpload.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Scripts\RunProgramAfterSaving\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Scripts\RunProgramAfterSaving\Logger.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Scripts\RunProgramAfterSaving\MSAgent.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Scripts\RunProgramAfterSaving\NetSend.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Scripts\RunProgramAfterSaving\PopUpMessage.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Scripts\RunProgramAfterSaving\SayIt.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Scripts\RunProgramAfterSaving\SendMail.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Scripts\RunProgramAfterSaving\Watermark.pdf
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Scripts\RunProgramBeforeSaving\AddBookmarks.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Scripts\RunProgramBeforeSaving\is-{random}.tmp
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\Scripts\RunProgramBeforeSaving\PopUpMessage.vbs
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\SetupLog.txt
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\unins000.dat
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\unins000.exe
%Program Files%\PDFCreator\vblocal.exe
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PDFCreator\Donate PDFCreator.lnk
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PDFCreator\History.lnk
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Images2PDF Console Application.lnk
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Images2PDF.lnk
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PDFCreator\Licenses\AFPL License.lnk
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PDFCreator\Licenses\FairPlay License.lnk
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PDFCreator\Licenses\GPL License.lnk
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PDFCreator\PDFCreator Help.lnk
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PDFCreator\PDFCreator on the Web.lnk
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.lnk
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PDFCreator\Translation Tool.lnk
%Start Menu%\Programs\PDFCreator\Donate PDFCreator.lnk
%Start Menu%\Programs\PDFCreator\History.lnk
%Start Menu%\Programs\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Images2PDF Console Application.lnk
%Start Menu%\Programs\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Images2PDF.lnk
%Start Menu%\Programs\PDFCreator\Licenses\AFPL License.lnk
%Start Menu%\Programs\PDFCreator\Licenses\FairPlay License.lnk
%Start Menu%\Programs\PDFCreator\Licenses\GPL License.lnk
%Start Menu%\Programs\PDFCreator\PDFCreator Help.lnk
%Start Menu%\Programs\PDFCreator\PDFCreator on the Web.lnk
%Start Menu%\Programs\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.lnk
%Start Menu%\Programs\PDFCreator\Translation Tool.lnk
%System%\is-{random}.tmp
%System%\MSCOMCT2.OCX
%System%\MSMAPI32.OCX
%System%\MSMPIDE.DLL
%System%\pdfcmon.dll
%System%\spool\drivers\w32x86\is-{random}.tmp
%System%\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\PDFCREAT.PPD
%System%\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\PS_SCHM.GDL
%System%\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\PS5UI.DLL
%System%\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\PSCRIPT.HLP
%System%\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\PSCRIPT.NTF
%System%\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\PSCRIPT5.DLL
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\_isetup\_shfoldr.dll
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\CheckInstalledPDFCreator.exe
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\CheckInstalledPDFCreator.ini
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\CheckInstalledPDFCreator.tmp
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\DownloadUpdateInfo.exe
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\DownloadUpdateInfo.tmp
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\InstallCheck.exe
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\InstallCheck.tmp
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\installCheck.txt
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\itd_english.ini
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\itdownload.dll
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\OCSetupHlp.dll
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\PDFArchitect_latest_setup.msi
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\PDFArchitectAd1_english.bmp
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\PDFArchitectAd2_english.bmp
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\PDFArchitectAd3_english.bmp
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\PDFCreator-Setup.tmp
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\Program license - english - OC.rtf
%User Temp%\is-{random}.tmp\update-info.txt

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.. %Desktop% is the current user's desktop, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{User Name}\Desktop on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\Desktop on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.. %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), 7 (32-bit), and 8 (32-bit), or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP (64-bit), Vista (64-bit), 7 (64-bit), and 8 (64-bit).. %ProgramData% is a version of the Program Files folder where any user on a multi-user computer can make changes to programs. This contains application data for all users. This is usually C:\ProgramData in Windows Vista, 7, and 8.. %Start Menu% is the current user's Start Menu folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Start Menu or C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.. %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.. %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)

Other System Modifications

This Adware adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PDFCreator

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PDFCreator\
Program

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Program

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Fonts

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High quality (bigger file sizes)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High quality (bigger file sizes)\Printing

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High quality (bigger file sizes)\Printing\
Formats

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High quality (bigger file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High quality (bigger file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\JPEG (graphic file)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\JPEG (graphic file)\Printing

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\PDF/A 2b (digital preservation)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\PDF/A 2b (digital preservation)\Printing

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\PNG (grahic file)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\PNG (grahic file)\Printing

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\TIFF (grahic file)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\TIFF (grahic file)\Printing

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Ghostscript

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
.Images2PDF

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
pdfforge Images2PDF

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
pdfforge Images2PDF\DefaultIcon

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
pdfforge Images2PDF\shell

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
pdfforge Images2PDF\shell\open

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
pdfforge Images2PDF\shell\open\
command

It adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PDFCreator\
Program
ApplicationVersion = 1.7.2

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Program
LastsaveDirectory =

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Program
Language = english

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Program
PrinterTemppath = PDFCreator\

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionColorCompression = 1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionColorCompressionChoice = 6

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionColorCompressionJPEGManualFactor = 10

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionColorResample = 1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionColorResampleChoice = 1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionColorResolution = 72

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionGreyCompression = 1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionGreyCompressionChoice = 6

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionGreyCompressionJPEGManualFactor = 10

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionGreyResample = 1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionGreyResampleChoice = 1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionGreyResolution = 72

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionMonoCompression = 1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionMonoCompressionChoice = 0

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionMonoResample = 1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionMonoResampleChoice = 0

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionMonoResolution = 72

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionTextCompression = 1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High compression (small file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Fonts
PDFFontsEmbedAll = 0

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High quality (bigger file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionColorCompression = 1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High quality (bigger file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionColorCompressionChoice = 7

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High quality (bigger file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionGreyCompression = 1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High quality (bigger file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionGreyCompressionChoice = 7

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High quality (bigger file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionMonoCompression = 1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High quality (bigger file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionMonoCompressionChoice = 1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\High quality (bigger file sizes)\Printing\
Formats\PDF\Compression
PDFCompressionTextCompression = 1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\JPEG (graphic file)\Printing
StandardSaveformat = 4

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\PDF/A 2b (digital preservation)\Printing
StandardSaveformat = 1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\PNG (grahic file)\Printing
StandardSaveformat = 3

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Profiles\TIFF (grahic file)\Printing
StandardSaveformat = 7

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Ghostscript
DirectoryGhostscriptBinaries = %Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Bin

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Ghostscript
DirectoryGhostscriptFonts = %Program Files%\PDFCreator\Gs9.10\Fonts

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Ghostscript
DirectoryGhostscriptLibraries = %Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Lib

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Ghostscript
DirectoryGhostscriptResource = %Program Files%\PDFCreator\GS9.10\gs9.10\Resource

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
.Images2PDF
(Default) = pdfforge Images2PDF

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
pdfforge Images2PDF
(Default) = Images2PDF

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
pdfforge Images2PDF\DefaultIcon
(Default) = %Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Images2PDF.EXE,0

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
pdfforge Images2PDF\shell\open\
command
(Default) = %Program Files%\PDFCreator\Images2PDF\Images2PDF.EXE "%1"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator\
Program
AutosaveDirectory =

Other Details

This Adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

http://download.{BLOCKED}ge.org/download/pdfarchitect/PDFArchitect-stable?download
http://api.{BLOCKED}ndy.com?bn=3&bv=8.00.7600.16385&clientv=39&cltzone=480&language=en,en&method=get_offers&mstime=0.421&os={OS}&product_key={value}&v=1.0&signature={value}
http://api.{BLOCKED}ndy.com?clientv=39&method=track_product_installed&mstime=178.262&product_key={value}&v=1.0&signature={value}

SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850

SSAPI PATTERN File: 2.111.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date: 18 Oct 2018

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.

Step 3

Identify and terminate files detected as Adware.Win32.OpenCandy.AB

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Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.

Step 4

Remove Adware.Win32.OpenCandy.AB by using its own Uninstall option

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To uninstall the grayware process

Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Adware.Win32.OpenCandy.AB. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:

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