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Free Audio CD to MP3 Converter 1.3.12.1228

DVDVideoSoft Ltd.

The application freeaudiocdtomp3converter.exe, “Free Audio CD to MP3 Converter 1.3.12.1228 Setup ” by DVDVideoSoft has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer 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 downloads.dvdvideosoft.com.
Publisher:
DVDVideoSoft Ltd.   (signed by DVDVideoSoft Ltd.)

Product:
Free Audio CD to MP3 Converter 1.3.12.1228

Description:
Free Audio CD to MP3 Converter 1.3.12.1228 Setup

Version:
1.3.12.1228

MD5:
c054a951766c875175f54f0fc8be24e1

SHA-1:
3f90c167998601e2690018a79e613387ac04b0d4

SHA-256:
e2ad5bf93c0e362998635a29542be39af140fde29c2d35a56ef32bf0112fe8da

Scanner detections:
3 / 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 11:07:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.8994

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.04.23.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.11.29.18

File size:
28.1 MB (29,469,360 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.12.1228

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\freeaudiocdtomp3converter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DVDVideoSoft Ltd.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/25/2013 12:43:53 AM

Valid to:
4/25/2016 12:43:53 AM

Subject:
E=question@dvdvideosoft.com, CN=DVDVideoSoft Ltd., O=DVDVideoSoft Ltd., S=Dominica, C=DM

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11212661F5B10172D0E730C0D1F1213115FF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/31/2013 12:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:u29wZ3AzuxIl/X00WMB8BnMwNK8hujlW8T9cMY0Dq:9Pzs5nZBnhNKD88an

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:
7.9997

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file freeaudiocdtomp3converter.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://downloads.dvdvideosoft.com/FreeAudioCDToMP3Converter.exe

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