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CDex-1.76-win32.exe

CDex

Georgy Berdyshev

The application CDex-1.76-win32.exe, “CDex - Open Source Digital Audio CD Extractor” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 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.
Publisher:
Georgy Berdyshev

Product:
CDex

Description:
CDex - Open Source Digital Audio CD Extractor

Version:
1.76.0.2015

MD5:
b31891f8d6ff8e43449416d2a59412cf

SHA-1:
41a066a8fdf8bdbf9ee5b34bc73e919d5eb1f362

SHA-256:
fff04ddd9704f46c8d51dc958b107816d4d1dafde0d17f83335175e2a9f91302

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
4/27/2024 12:40:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3235

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
9.10986

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.01.09.05

McAfee
Artemis!B31891F8D6FF
5600.6891

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0104
7.2.9

Trend Micro
PAK_Generic.005
10.465.09

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
36500

File size:
12.5 MB (13,139,836 bytes)

Product version:
1.76.0.2015

Copyright:
© Georgy Berdyshev

Original file name:
CDex-1.76-win32.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\cdex-1.76-win32.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 6:40:20 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:5YGPd3aVc1PV9jzZysjI8kAv/Q4nXhg1PZFJyCKlymrMw5mC6BQpeUQkhxB:5l3NRBj1kA3NReJyCoTr16u0UVhf

Entry address:
0x335A

Entry point:
81, EC, D8, 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, 09, A3, B8, 92, 42, 00, E8, 15, 2F, 00, 00, A3, 04, 92, 42, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, A8, 06, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, 7C, 93, 40, 00, 68, 00, 82, 42, 00, E8, 80, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, 6E, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file CDex-1.76-win32.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://dl.cdn.chip.de/downloads/.../CDex-1.76-win32.exe

http://superb-dca3.dl.sourceforge.net/project/cdexos/cdexos/.../CDex-1.76-win32.exe

http://download.pcwelt.de/area_release/files/5F/75/.../CDex-1.76-win32.exe

http://fs41.filehippo.com/7486/.../CDex-1.76-win32.exe

http://filehippo.com/download/file/.../

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/cdexos/cdexos/.../CDex-1.76-win32.exe

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