brothersoft-updater-1.0.0.2.exe

Brothersoft Updater 1.0.0.2

brothersoft.com

The application brothersoft-updater-1.0.0.2.exe, “Brothersoft Updater setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 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.
Publisher:
brothersoft.com

Product:
Brothersoft Updater 1.0.0.2

Description:
Brothersoft Updater setup

Version:
1.0.0.2

MD5:
8b92a316b2cdd4f909ce808de2411bc6

SHA-1:
2644c34268fb1ffbf1dbc51adb886eb43207863b

SHA-256:
90d498c7e7e885a69778ddba24cdfe4d2d72533b40ce8abcad178bc64933883e

Scanner detections:
5 / 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:
4/19/2024 7:21:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
OpenCandy
2015.0.3412

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.14716

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.51
9.0.1.065

ESET NOD32
8.10053

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OpenCandy.dbnhoi
0.28.0.60577

File size:
2 MB (2,131,338 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 brothersoft.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Vaikimisi

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installerid\brothersoft-updater-1.0.0.2.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:5a2R84XwXFXrwj0ETR2OKagnhr4m2XN+8tYGcCj/BE+53u9TDam:QK84XwXFXrwjJ2dhrDE9tjH/BE+A93

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file brothersoft-updater-1.0.0.2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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