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codec-setup.exe

The application codec-setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 15 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 d30rf8ds0rc8lw.cloudfront.net.
MD5:
9da2d4a49f98d508eb3430f94c49a62d

SHA-1:
a78a0a473db070ab986fe7dc15df7a9384fcc276

SHA-256:
62a3564f664be850a5c18ba6435efa7c3797d8cbc17138b385c40be3f6b9f7b6

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/3/2024 10:58:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Nsis.Codec.b
7.11.144.48

avast!
NSIS:Adware-DF [PUP]
2014.9-160121

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.NSIS.Codec
4.0.3.16121

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AdWare.Agent.jdo
18124

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.44
9.0.1.021

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.P2PControl
10.9693

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Downloader.NSIS.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Codec
14.0.0.785

Malwarebytes
PUP.Adware.Agent
v2016.01.21.02

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.pehpo
0.28.0.59288

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.369
1.0.0.1015

Sophos
Generic PUA KH
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH07BM14
7.2.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28348

File size:
178.2 KB (182,510 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:AQIURTXJL4590/FwEll82zC7UB8U1zeqNiCsZfGTN+dImtr/2dIwVIW/Tn3oU:Aspi0wEc2zaUf1zeqGfGp+dVweYTYU

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://d30rf8ds0rc8lw.cloudfront.net/.../Codec-Setup.exe

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