aero-enabler-1.0.0.4-setup.exe

Aero Enabler

Jonas Zimmermann

The application aero-enabler-1.0.0.4-setup.exe by Jonas Zimmermann has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. 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 pxc-coding.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
pXc-coding.com   (signed by Jonas Zimmermann)

Product:
Aero Enabler

Version:
1.0.0.4

MD5:
041f26bc7cac0d52a4571c321d96e1d3

SHA-1:
4c7986afd8a582f61bdb926681efa5db57e657d1

SHA-256:
eee03c0c96c4992af9d75a578af942bcd9032274ef08665fd11dd3428db677f4

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
4/20/2024 2:03:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.3
9.0.1.076

ESET NOD32
8.9381

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.JonasZimmermann.X
14.7.27.14

File size:
756.7 KB (774,848 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.4

Copyright:
© 2013 www.pXc-coding.com. All rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\aero-enabler-1.0.0.4-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Subject:
CN=Jonas Zimmermann, O=Jonas Zimmermann, STREET=Bellmannskamp 16, L=Lüneburg, S=Niedersachsen, PostalCode=21339, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0097B0E4EDFB699A04297A473C70575E9F

File PE Metadata
OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gQFacCvGGBcxAn0lWg/XGaLEWMxj/t6WxdwNkjp2pMe4H4XQm7jd1VJZ0:gQFlyKQtI1M/rwNMOMe84XQqHJu

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9430

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file aero-enabler-1.0.0.4-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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