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converter.exe

AudioConverter Studio

Soft Integrator Ltd.

The application converter.exe, “AudioConverter Studio Setup ” by Soft Integrator has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.maniactools.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
ManiacTools.com   (signed by Soft Integrator Ltd.)

Product:
AudioConverter Studio

Description:
AudioConverter Studio Setup

MD5:
dd40a7d6335b83e368514dfe49f27ffe

SHA-1:
957a4a0e70f69fe2869d517a238c013be96a021f

SHA-256:
aaaa40295d0861c766ffd2b3348761f2df6bdb5f6c76f58612ad57f3dcd7acc2

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:
4/27/2024 2:31:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10752
9.0.1.0121

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
9.9888

G Data
Win32.Application.OpenCandy
15.5.25

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SoftIntegrator.Bundle.Installer.Meta (M)
16.2.24.9

File size:
3.9 MB (4,104,080 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\converter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Soft Integrator Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/17/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/18/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Soft Integrator Ltd., O=Soft Integrator Ltd., STREET=34-B Predslavinskaya, L=Kyiv, S=Kyiv, PostalCode=03150, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00940377CC336C213475B843DA476735C9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 4:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:MKcCCT1EPxwJUqvk+mEIFFhps8aflO/cFQdUL33iWfrMoSM:pcCCT1EPxkV4jps8adGOQ+zbnSM

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9300

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file converter.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.maniactools.com/cgi-bin/.../converter_fr.exe

http://www.maniactools.com/soft/.../converter.exe

http://www.maniactools.com/cgi-bin/.../converter_mmt.exe

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