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audacity-win-2.1.0.exe

Audacity

RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC.

The application audacity-win-2.1.0.exe by RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 16 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.1800download.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Audacity

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
f145f2e0a5ca7206e408bcde6c2aaa2e

SHA-1:
5f4735899bd45058257724bc625dd4bc86ddd294

SHA-256:
0024ec725bc781cd4c7cc34683eb82f11c53ff66bc0e510547414a51bfd9ada6

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
5/16/2025 10:23:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2015.04.15

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3138

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-855157
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10304
9.0.1.0105

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11474

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
4/15/2015

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
15.4.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15594

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.04.15.12

McAfee
Artemis!F145F2E0A5CA
5600.6794

Panda Antivirus
PUP/OpenCandy
15.04.15.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.RICHMEDIASYSTEMS
15.5.8.23

Sophos
OpenCandy
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0413
7.2.105

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
39346

File size:
415.8 KB (425,736 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\audacity-win-2.1.0.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/17/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/18/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC., O=RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC., L=HENDERSON, S=Nevada, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
3F87144C25AF8BCF29F29C5A1FEEF4BA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 1:53:00 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3iuV4hfDXaDtjU36ycfjYPreqYObDKSqc:p6DXaDtg3gUPaqYEWo

Entry address:
0x331C

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, 98, 92, 42, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, E4, 91, 42, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, 90, 06, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, 7C, 93, 40, 00, 68, E0, 81, 42, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file audacity-win-2.1.0.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://audacity.1800download.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXEwj 8WvauHEA0kxQ8PTK1EBjga5/ZtukktDyqsGMxwdkEP0TkerC/NXC20hIBZnGHWOOhEqc1wbxkw8CPDE b/CXqTB jqnD8gfbbvNvYlXFA4p8ziUcBDSK1AWd/lcsivSH8UHHMCPwFipLzPG4Nab0wJhwKNqb/XnE8cszENF9mnqqnGCcvaoTg2q4/.../CmSu6s NmDIhebZdEMxoK3RguuOnFwg111Xwi4wNVm69FAawqZLu1V5gaiOX4S5dz9Ke

http://audacity.it.1800download.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXAwj uQbjxCggnkkU3LTPkEh74coqM6bdjr3f14WJwwckGLVXsK7H/NWH8mQBKOSCGGOO1GrUz0bIjzsSXFVPS7SS7BkH9qjzm1aGO6ZrKmiBBoJU6kQEbFzb7W3cw1p879WjwUmmLEfkImZS4c34VY/o4LBIdcPajRHEmcs/GLVgoj6v2VH9xao6x2 s/HGu4t17Imu1nR5i7etD7JzEFnZSvFrAunhkX5Iv1ilD8Z6E2nSisEZkEspKpSDrjsZOaiH1lM cQHMB0JDh67v lAxt/.../rBQfh sOw1QRmNHDOqmkXz9Ke

http://1800dcdn.blob.core.windows.net/dir195/wi/18/33/1/.../audacity-win-2.1.0.exe

http://audacity.pt.1800download.com/get_azure_file/.../z0ecnWjD58gae1bouWIC2M8imZWMNmpXsTrBg1g8eroL7h0quMfYhwm60CIxX7M2pS3n7uNKamCYyOPVRTsc3PnUx97v5SUUmzQS7lNdHGT6nX1nhqNnuwQU3PHDBvG0Sz9Ke

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