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:
8cdaa8280b36bd96a296538de10cb564

SHA-1:
6b00771f6443803d36ff4da4b27924c70ed46f09

SHA-256:
550d075c3134b2276835c8e8199023224b882c0ad0fee07bde22c81fb5b7631d

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:
4/25/2024 8:50:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150720

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3043

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.137
9.0.1.0201

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11964

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
7/20/2015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.07.20.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.doubleTwistCorporation.Installer (M)
15.7.20.3

File size:
21 MB (22,062,128 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/25/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
6/25/2017 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=doubleTwist Corporation, O=doubleTwist Corporation, STREET=512 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, STREET=Suite 206, L=Austin, S=TX, PostalCode=78701, C=US

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

Serial number:
00BC06C181E3A21F1E878A6C7D0769DB81

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/25/2012 12:49:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:VEUvT+cxtv+JNeejxkaXzMOki1ZfDc4N+MGvJVASn8cUiMS:xCcxtv+Tekk8++ZASuvJVAu8cUiv

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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Entropy:
7.9999

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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