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alternative-flash-player-auto-updater-1.1.0.7-setup.exe

Alternative Flash Player Auto-Updater

pXc-coding.com

The application alternative-flash-player-auto-updater-1.1.0.7-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:
1.1.0.7

MD5:
d5f1d5e5f7ba1027f4b0e8fc84cc2031

SHA-1:
b2572faf7ff847634d360d420bcf0c19b8c10f02

SHA-256:
78320afc3127beefd27d74ec0880c1e72cd71dfc78ccec151c1c921eda7b6258

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:
4/25/2024 10:31:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12272

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
9/19/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.210.17255

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
15.9.19.10

Sophos
OpenCandy (PUA)
4.98

ViRobot
Trojan.Win32.A.Agent.841054[h]
2014.3.20.0

File size:
821.3 KB (841,054 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.7

Copyright:
© 2015 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-1.1.0.7-setup.exe

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:OQiFgEA1o1A07bDdC/hWJU68BzimpS82RUdMfEC:O9F0oFbDg4N4+W6Ru9C

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.8807

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file alternative-flash-player-auto-updater-1.1.0.7-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://pxc-coding.com/downloads/.../Alternative-Flash-Player-Auto-Updater-1.1.0.7-Setup.exe

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