Covert_Affairs_Season_1.Complete.HDTV.900p.exe

OOO

The application Covert_Affairs_Season_1.Complete.HDTV.900p.exe by OOO has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. 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 downlite.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
OOO   (signed and verified)

MD5:
32fca83cd54b223e8c61ae32fafe7889

SHA-1:
a277e52ab3718533b697661c5f853a5797e8a363

SHA-256:
d1c7ce43f8af55cae267acd8d89054130520fd68519662220c7ed3ad5486d979

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/26/2024 2:44:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140413

Bkav FE
W32.Clod782.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17554

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1329
9.0.1.0103

ESET NOD32
8.9252

F-Prot
W32/OpenCandy.A
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.175.10735

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Opencandy
v2014.04.13.10

McAfee
Artemis!32FCA83CD54B
5600.7162

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OOO.h
14.4.13.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14411

Sophos
OpenCandy
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.09JM13
7.2.103

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.09JM13
10.465.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Privitize
25098

File size:
4.4 MB (4,624,640 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\covert_affairs_season_1.complete.hdtv.900p.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/1/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/2/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="OOO ""Industry""", O="OOO ""Industry""", STREET="Vsevolzhsky 2, bld. 2", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=119034, C=RU

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

Serial number:
00D139BDA20096871840DCE08E6A80B6F0

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Au9E0w+YX+ArDaRNASCi/MYMqjO97vbNnLlt5:xHw+YXn7SRUYMSCvbNhf

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:
7.9636

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file Covert_Affairs_Season_1.Complete.HDTV.900p.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 14 URLs.

http://downlite.net/download.php?c=oc_new&n=RemoveWAT_v2.2.6.0.rar&b=oc_new

http://downlite.net/download.php?c=oc_new&n=21_Jump_Street&b=oc_new

http://downlite.net/download.php?c=oc_new&n=Navigon.MobileNavigator_v3.6.0_Android_._Europe_Maps_2011&b=oc_new

http://downlite.net/download.php?c=oc_new&n=Adobe_audition_v3_-_cooledit_pro_-_fastupload&b=oc_new

http://downlite.net/download.php?c=oc_new&n=Grand_Theft_Auto_San_Andreas&b=oc_new

http://downlite.net/.../x64)&b=oc_new

http://downlite.net/download.php?c=oc_new&n=Zumba_Fitness_-_Target_Zones_-_3_DVD_set&b=oc_new