Lite PDF Reader
Posted: October 12, 2017
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Ranking: | 13,558 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 1,691 |
First Seen: | October 12, 2017 |
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Last Seen: | September 13, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
PDF readers are a utility that every user needs to be able to view one of the most widely spread file formats used for documents. However, you should always stick to using reputable software that has proven its worth through the years, because trusting newly released tools like the Lite PDF Reader may end up causing you a mild headache. This software is advertised as a lightweight and free PDF viewing software suite that users are guaranteed to enjoy. While their website seems well-crafted and legitimate, the installer of the Lite PDF Reader reveals some worrisome facts.
First of all, the software comes with a trial period of 30 days after which the application will deactivate itself. The only way to avoid this is to authorize the installer to modify your default browser's homepage to Fidonav.com, a search engine that has been linked to browser hijacking software in the past. Regardless if users authorize or decline this change, the Lite PDF Reader will continue to carry out other suspicious operations. The program creates a service to launch itself when Windows starts automatically, and it may connect to remote servers based in Russia and the US - Reliablesever.online, Rtp.tools1000.com, Report.litepdfreader.net, Download.reliablesever.online silently. While these hosts are not linked to a threat distribution campaign, they might be used to serve ads, therefore reducing the quality of your Web browsing experience and exposing you to dubious digital content.
The Lite PDF Reader appears to be listed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), but it also seems to poses the ability to inject unwelcomed ads in the user's Web browser. Furthermore, online threat analysis services show that the Lite PDF Reader requires permissions and executes actions that are not typical for legitimate software, which might mean that it possesses the ability to be even more threatening. It is recommended to stay away from this software or, if you've already installed it, to use a credible anti-virus software suite to get rid of all its components.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:file.exe
File name: file.exeSize: 6.59 MB (6596128 bytes)
MD5: e2b3a73570c40537c5ff441658592410
Detection count: 73
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 16, 2017
Registry Modifications
Regexp file mask%PUBLIC%\Documents\LitePDF\userconf.dbHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\LitePDFReaderSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\LitePDFReaderServiceSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\LitePDFReaderServiceSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\LitePDFReaderServiceHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}{1C5BCD06-8E5D-445e-9C18-E74748BA0F8B}
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