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The PDFCreator.exe (PDFCreator is the easy way of creating PDFs.) File Analysis

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PDFCreator.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name PDFCreator.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.216.174
Database Version 2025-05-11 11:00:20 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
37,512,960
File Size (bytes)
2025-05-11
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
5aace77384a0286ace94f7bda3438ae2
SHA1
d0915f63d9b4f84f3cadf74a18e765f804fef632
SHA256
7f743fcf5d8c338b630bce87b453ea434196012898c0955a1dcbcf7f9b33cf1c
SHA512
43949facb0fb66a1371af5996e237fec197de4f92fd91ec1bebd573cb585eed9d2890fd330d66c4095afe40d6b1dc1a6291b577b338253994033c783ba627a86
ImpHash
2fb819a19fe4dee5c03e8c6a79342f79

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 30adcb5c0b2e3c35eaec2c110733c9f8
Fuzzy: c98f96d6ffe5af8d4eb0870c1dc20826
dHash: 92e0b496a6cada72
Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x0040aa98
Compilation Time 1992-06-19 22:22:17
Checksum 0x023d5137 (Actual: 0x023d5137)
OS Version 1.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Digital Signature OK
Imports 5 libraries
kernel32, user32, oleaut32, advapi32, comctl32
Exports 0 functions
Resources 14 Resources
Sections 8 Sections

Version Information

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Comments Setup program for PDFCreator 3.5.1
CompanyName pdfforge GmbH
FileDescription PDFCreator is the easy way of creating PDFs.
FileVersion 3.5.1
InternalName PDFCreator-3_5_1_19915-Setup.exe
LegalCopyright © pdfforge GmbH
License GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
OriginalFilename PDFCreator-3_5_1_19915-Setup.exe
ProductName PDFCreator
ProductVersion 3.5.1
Copyright © pdfforge GmbH
Homepage http://www.pdfforge.org
Translation 0x0409 0x04e4

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
CODE 0x00001000 41,424 bytes 41,472 bytes 6.64 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ B7EA439D9C6D5EC722056C9243FB3054
DATA 0x0000c000 592 bytes 1,024 bytes 2.74 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 9B2268ED5360951559D8041925D025FB
BSS 0x0000d000 3,732 bytes 0 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E
.idata 0x0000e000 2,428 bytes 2,560 bytes 4.49 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE DF5F31E62E05C787FD29EED7071BF556
.tls 0x0000f000 8 bytes 0 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E
.rdata 0x00010000 24 bytes 512 bytes 0.19 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 14DFA4128117E7F94FE2F8D7DEA374A0
.reloc 0x00011000 2,332 bytes 0 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E
.rsrc 0x00012000 11,052 bytes 11,264 bytes 4.64 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ F3DA903EE07F04FDAD8FB19523B47B06
Entropy Analysis Alert

1 section(s) with elevated entropy (≥6.5) - possible compression

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 14 (10,192 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_ICON 4 4,640 bytes
45.5%
RT_STRING 6 2,710 bytes
26.6%
RT_RCDATA 1 44 bytes
0.4%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 62 bytes
0.6%
RT_VERSION 1 1,156 bytes
11.3%
RT_MANIFEST 1 1,580 bytes
15.5%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product PDFCreator
Description PDFCreator is the easy way of creating PDFs.
File Version 3.5.1
Original Name PDFCreator-3_5_1_19915-Setup.exe
Signing Date 03:31 PM 06/24/2019 (2174 days ago)
Verification Status Signed
Signers pdfforge GmbH; thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA; thawte
Counter Signers DigiCert Timestamp Responder; DigiCert Assured ID CA-1; DigiCert
Internal Name PDFCreator-3_5_1_19915-Setup.exe
Copyright © pdfforge GmbH
Certificate Chain Summary
thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA #1 Primary
Validity Period: 2013-12-10 00:00:00 → 2023-12-09 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 71 A0 B7 36 95 DD B1 AF C2 3B 2B 9A 18 EE 54 CB
pdfforge GmbH #2 Chain
Validity Period: 2019-04-16 00:00:00 → 2022-06-14 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 73 99 F0 6F 7C AB E5 0A 5C EC 17 E5 E2 8F DC 74
DigiCert Timestamp Responder #3 Chain
Validity Period: 2014-10-22 00:00:00 → 2024-10-22 00:00:00
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 03 01 9A 02 3A FF 58 B1 6B D6 D5 EA E6 17 F0 66
DigiCert Assured ID CA-1 #4 Chain
Validity Period: 2006-11-10 00:00:00 → 2021-11-10 00:00:00
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 06 FD F9 03 96 03 AD EA 00 0A EB 3F 27 BB BA 1B
DigiCert SHA2 Timestamp Responder #5 Chain
Validity Period: 2017-01-04 00:00:00 → 2028-01-18 00:00:00
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 09 C0 FC 46 C8 04 42 13 B5 59 8B AF 28 4F 4E 41
DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Timestamping CA #6 Chain
Validity Period: 2016-01-07 12:00:00 → 2031-01-07 12:00:00
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 0A A1 25 D6 D6 32 1B 7E 41 E4 05 DA 36 97 C2 15
Microsoft Time-Stamp Service #7 Chain
Validity Period: 2012-09-04 21:12:34 → 2013-12-04 21:12:34
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 00 2B 39 32 48 C1 B2 C9 48 F3 00 00 00 00 00 2B
Microsoft Corporation #8 Chain
Validity Period: 2013-01-24 22:33:39 → 2014-04-24 22:33:39
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 00 B0 11 AF 0A 8B D0 3B 9F DD 00 01 00 00 00 B0
Microsoft Code Signing PCA #9 Chain
Validity Period: 2010-08-31 22:19:32 → 2020-08-31 22:29:32
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 61 33 26 1A 00 00 00 00 00 31
Microsoft Time-Stamp PCA #10 Chain
Validity Period: 2007-04-03 12:53:09 → 2021-04-03 13:03:09
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 61 16 68 34 00 00 00 00 00 1C
Microsoft Corporation #11 Chain
Validity Period: 2012-07-07 00:14:32 → 2013-10-07 00:14:32
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 00 08 E2 79 FA 0D 25 58 45 EA 00 00 00 00 00 08
Microsoft Code Signing PCA 2011 #12 Chain
Validity Period: 2011-07-08 20:59:09 → 2026-07-08 21:09:09
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 61 0E 90 D2 00 00 00 00 00 03
Microsoft Time-Stamp PCA 2010 #13 Chain
Validity Period: 2010-07-01 21:36:55 → 2025-07-01 21:46:55
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 61 09 81 2A 00 00 00 00 00 02
Microsoft Time-Stamp Service #14 Chain
Validity Period: 2013-03-27 20:13:15 → 2014-06-27 20:13:15
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 00 2C D7 29 77 3B 67 CC 1B C6 00 00 00 00 00 2C
Symantec Time Stamping Services CA - G2 #15 Chain
Validity Period: 2012-12-21 00:00:00 → 2020-12-30 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 7E 93 EB FB 7C C6 4E 59 EA 4B 9A 77 D4 06 FC 3B

✓ This file has been digitally signed and the certificate chain has been verified

  • The signature ensures file integrity and authenticity from the publisher
  • Timestamping proves when the signature was applied
Certificate Verification Status

OK

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