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audacity.exe

Keponeta

Webcellence Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application audacity.exe, “Keponeta Setup ” by Webcellence has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.newclearchuckle.com.
Publisher:
Webcellence Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Keponeta

Description:
Keponeta Setup

Version:
3.3.3.6

MD5:
45f3a958e3f679880463a2798773cf07

SHA-1:
599442c3b2209786d3e6875dc2ef1f499f2be7dd

SHA-256:
b490795b790f1f6fe4ae0df4cd2687d81204d05315d3e6b73202639edeed6fb5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/2/2024 8:30:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.14.5

File size:
1008.4 KB (1,032,576 bytes)

Product version:
5.2.4

Copyright:
Web App Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Webcellence Ltd.

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/18/2016 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/18/2017 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Webcellence Ltd., OU=IT, O=Webcellence Ltd., L=ORA, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
773E2C2E5EC62B0904E1441B54A723A6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.newclearchuckle.com/c?x=CYbE4POFKBBi7c9J9T/HwYKmPLOrdpIl6y2x KHMPr0=&c=n6YtI5h6T9Iw5yhwrgRq2dHmpg1GnBsN7ztL5W4BWVmHOxSvOF5kwUJJ4qmAMoZCsQLRgN82JAU lNLVr 9 Xmgmfc93Yc8UetOGE34YAOcPKNCCUCv a0ozkgS9WNTXdG0kgoOvDZfENeXwVDVTjIbWa dSJpdNJSAL/lC7m8w=&e=0&downloadAs=audacity.exe&fallback_url=http://audacity.id.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=ira&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=audacity

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