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codec-installer.exe

The application codec-installer.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 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 file has been seen being downloaded from d17aaldezjawil.cloudfront.net.
MD5:
b1b7496f8742c60f32bf45d4c8f5d528

SHA-1:
58c60241c57dbce32dbfccfa9e689390357b4a44

SHA-256:
0ca729ef852ca0e7ec42a1f6614196fc34d58a1dd878ef7c1519b2ef9258ded8

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/20/2024 5:32:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ConvertAd (M)
16.3.29.21

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.ConvertAd/Variant
9235

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
42950

File size:
622.8 KB (637,785 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\codec-installer.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 5:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7vIjAWpgFZlkpcx+X+06rAVAs+cWmW+N3kv8LR7W96pIlQNR7MQ8:7vAAWpqZlCcoiAVAsv//Ltdp2Q8

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9828

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file codec-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d17aaldezjawil.cloudfront.net/20120719/.../Codec-Installer.exe

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