alternative-flash-player-auto-updater-1.1.0.5-setup.exe

Alternative Flash Player Auto-Updater

pXc-coding.com

The application alternative-flash-player-auto-updater-1.1.0.5-setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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.
Publisher:
pXc-coding.com

Product:
Alternative Flash Player Auto-Updater

Version:
1.1.0.5

MD5:
73562fb3c307405b3caaabef09b2f662

SHA-1:
470c93b24c3cc4449c99be6401f2b99be5f866b5

SHA-256:
ff63e209f2bf2eae8408764e82290652897432f902ea43c494f071c84df61a93

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
4/19/2024 10:40:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
AdLoad.OpenCandy
2015.0.3274

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.14121

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
12/1/2014

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1029
7.2.335

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35224

File size:
820.5 KB (840,162 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.5

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

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\alternative-flash-player-auto-updater-1.1.0.5-setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:9na8gEA1o1h5cXxTBmjbBE5rkNniwHWIUpVAqs4Jv:9a80o2XxTAq5rdw+Ywv

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file alternative-flash-player-auto-updater-1.1.0.5-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.