doubletwistsetupfull.exe

doubleTwist Corporation

The application doubletwistsetupfull.exe by doubleTwist has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 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 download.doubletwist.com.
Publisher:
doubleTwist Corporation  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0d8b671cc8a99c989a3e3a523c05f873

SHA-1:
0f0883fd815a1be5a66224ace68ff7abaed625bc

SHA-256:
2c02d672591638d203b3a4519371218641ba71920d40efc65222b2dc5767828c

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
4/18/2024 11:38:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
8.9806

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OpenCandy
14.0.0.3814

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.05.25.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.doubleTwistCorporation.U
14.7.10.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14523

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.OpenCandy
3.12.26.0

File size:
21.1 MB (22,093,840 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/30/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/30/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=doubleTwist Corporation, O=doubleTwist Corporation, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5083313E60A850E615C59B6E93B64109

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 8:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:UwN5PEZwgqA9rIvIVID8OUfpQuboHzgOXFLmHT/Sp6FGNLhQtY/eyXeJyzssjG:cNqA9rIwVVRqz51KTM6y1sYTssy

Entry address:
0x39E3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file doubletwistsetupfull.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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