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CDex-1.79-win32.exe

CDex

Georgy Berdyshev

The application CDex-1.79-win32.exe, “CDex - Open Source Digital Audio CD Extractor” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 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:
1.79.0.2015

MD5:
a420a926d8105564527f088b0882dfb6

SHA-1:
26fcc4581c2d840b33b0ac994e76d5ae2140be24

SHA-256:
f81fa37608cec44341881597a4e24d62aff0c88f8f86705f886ad363b8401a65

Scanner detections:
4 / 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:
5/6/2024 6:39:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Detection.Undefined
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe application
8.0.319.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.3.22.13

Sophos
PUA 'OpenCandy'
5.23

File size:
4.1 MB (4,315,075 bytes)

Product version:
1.79.0.2015

Copyright:
© Georgy Berdyshev

Original file name:
CDex-1.79-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-1.79-win32.exe

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:5YF70j8JT/7i374Ugab5shy4OupMnIdTqkkXJU87V4:5YVtU4Ugab5shyHWEIdTqHq

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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Entropy:
7.8681

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file CDex-1.79-win32.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://mirror.cdex.mu/CDex-1.79-win32.exe

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