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audacity-2.0.5.exe

Audacity

Innovative Systems LLC

The application audacity-2.0.5.exe by Innovative Systems has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) 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 audacity.joydownload.com.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Audacity

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
ba3a6bae35975f938c5ffb06d927b0a1

SHA-1:
98350c0c84f9879a24441b44828c437374371e45

SHA-256:
48fdea029159b4ececa2c6e061d164e99bce543ea814c2f8b94638c7124b982e

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 12:53:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2015.03.01

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.212.246

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-160215

AVG
AdLoad.OpenCandy
2017.0.2832

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.JoyDownloader
4.0.3.16215

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Opencandy
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18952

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6712
9.0.1.046

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader.D potentially unwanted
10.11248

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.JoyDownloader
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1915118

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2016.02.15.07

McAfee
Artemis!644787E0E610
5600.6488

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dejknq
0.30.0.296

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovativeSystems.Installer (M)
16.2.15.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
Generic PUA IK
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_JOYLOAD
7.2.46

Trend Micro
ADW_JOYLOAD
10.465.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
38000

ViRobot
Adware.AppDownloader.559600.A[h]
2014.3.20.0

File size:
496.4 KB (508,344 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\audacity-2.0.5.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Innovative Systems LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/19/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Innovative Systems LLC, O=Innovative Systems LLC, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Dnepropetrovska, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
09A91C40EAE34E72CD975B0B218AE4BA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 6:52:48 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:yQi6/s4g56jP083toK1gxE8p9Spf4Ydx3gTON2BYCM90gMDTh18qg2fEBikWZLYO:yQa4hjc89I3v0Q7B4CDPGWCIJXf

Entry address:
0x331F

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, D8, 7A, 7A, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, 24, 7A, 7A, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, D0, EE, 79, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, 7C, 93, 40, 00, 68, 20, 6A, 7A, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 20, 7B, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8457

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file audacity-2.0.5.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://audacity.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXDyCf4UfO5CV530RJ0YyqsWxL6as6C8Ldnvjy663p5iNEIJ1WxN eoajGuyxdSMGmeE 21E/.../hpZhvnK4D3GSGbZdzMbiNTUGabk2JFsFMKXlDyMrasWNLBkonqPgAC1mcoH4w7tsUjyouRnFnfdmFsP4JJP9NjUVwsOjHfchgUhduJr2zlL7ZLgzzni0CIxX7c2pQXntoZrTkC8qdfYaEZY2enUguvClHR5zhVW61ddWV2jzDU75opD2xh0ucw==

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