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amsn-0.98.9-tcl85-windows-installer.exe

The application amsn-0.98.9-tcl85-windows-installer.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) 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 tenet.dl.sourceforge.net and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
00d7b56b5fae561bf15c567d7b61d66f

SHA-1:
4b71e76d5b7d2dd1e14160ec0b35393d762473db

SHA-256:
7e4a6a7fa6add97ffd3d5740994e1b85bb22314783e852173ce79248c4e20e23

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:
4/26/2024 3:38:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9752

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.05.03.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.11.29.21

File size:
18 MB (18,915,949 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\amsn-0.98.9-tcl85-windows-installer.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:+y0bHacsxfZoBZggva3k/4ubBJWlG5GtfMLUNkI88rJlH/OhoS6i:+ZXBy3m4ubB4ZbWIb6nx

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9997

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file amsn-0.98.9-tcl85-windows-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://tenet.dl.sourceforge.net/project/amsn/amsn/.../aMSN-0.98.9-tcl85-windows-installer.exe

http://ufpr.dl.sourceforge.net/project/amsn/amsn/.../aMSN-0.98.9-tcl85-windows-installer.exe

http://amsn.softonic.com/download-tracker?th=8yS3 KGEYLiw7GKMHzA/trmsvRChbxdrflJq3ZIylWs7M4KfQuj9H5ZihbjTyVMjQdyl T/EL1wTmrbrMEGGZK5oDzhuYlzrvsta7Me7t0H3NkrMLB6ucQ0zSsfjnHOL rKxfTyNPJ/3AW0e8fNT0dsmsS lb3Ifv5uofiNYUB7y0Gu/qsHccoLa4HmWf6o DaiWkYsNUGyb8EZOsXlawuBDVK/WTPGIlJzV mmxw28Pk7JuFmr3LEQStZqipMNFJ3TV4GoNUjAsLEKDLx0zvYoeaQwBXMMWuRK7LaCUugykKC6s49LQs2gSwNyjmPZLZhewcVPH/i5H4Q13QpE4hFsDS4OWkUSUgPC1XP29ktOHoA7Zw30oYq9Gkv4Uim/SsxIHCD0kRQtVWJyIShEm 5Q01BKwTlFmLqVjVmGcMLQI15UEPqlk2XLdm7Bb6iTy8ANadUNmXYIkUxyxtukkVU/Iwlsf69pDae1JMu9dZFBKnylERaxcFieBTQ/.../OyvgSNa1kxJkAcG6 UxReYNRLYxqOMvwSAtr2IigrcIoeOFnhAsldxrbq3SZNPmGKcadQzxbbGJ VEbbCGNQoG1hFZKB4Aeqn 6Wcbjw1MJT3JF6A1eMlSU DxZpFP5v2Lrvl38sTdbyunutO72BdhCg0Oc1aBe4j2O4E=

http://gsf-cf.softonic.com/4b7/1e7/.../file?SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=no&id_file=32061&instance=softonic_fr&type=PROGRAM&Expires=1458271834&Signature=UQIRfMdKt3w~ykVKQG98W9yFKVxfY32Ugo2L2g9fRWE1OrE1Li9zVSkSrf6kAgXk6hztNwyzFWg~22V2uy6IdxqtJuM5WSeZnovwH16IJK-1-WwK15V72thuGO0SZz6VAEtE6N9-Jp~FhenNrFzTWDmBPHdviewHzDeblV6j9-E_&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJUA62FNWTI37JTGQ&filename=aMSN-0-98-9-tcl85-windows-installer.exe

http://voxel.dl.sourceforge.net/project/amsn/amsn/.../aMSN-0.98.9-tcl85-windows-installer.exe

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/amsn/amsn/.../aMSN-0.98.9-tcl85-windows-installer.exe

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