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dh228.exe

Installation helper

OpenCandy

The application dh228.exe by OpenCandy has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars.
Publisher:
OpenCandy  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installation helper

Version:
4.0.0.228

MD5:
741989d4f8cbb04e801a5c0c271795a2

SHA-1:
d7246cce7762cedb33b21c4a7be4dcc61172882b

SHA-256:
44b611f7a53b7551137f8565a0945f17e6072e676676d27f72f555b945ac8568

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
6/23/2025 11:33:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2015.08.14

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3014

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.15817

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.E potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12090

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.08.17.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy (M)
15.8.17.18

File size:
195 KB (199,640 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.0.228

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2008 - 2015

Original file name:
IHelper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\opencandy\9461d9d89ace4e53a4edc28d5120d7c2\dh228.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OpenCandy

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/26/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/27/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OpenCandy, O=OpenCandy, STREET="510 Market St #301", L=San Diego, S=CA, PostalCode=92101, C=US

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

Serial number:
00F9215458BF98DD3541A06EA10A1424C6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/12/2015 6:59:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:kUQBVYhcVJdFSADxxeMEnY6m/POF+9fSER3CQG2CHOt0wPVYHpwb2bPmGN:bBaJlxYnY6m/WF+9f3hG2COt0wPN2qU

Entry address:
0x728B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 44, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, FB, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.5756

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
148 KB (151,552 bytes)

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