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freefilesync_v5.2_setup.exe

FreeFileSync

Open Source Developer

The application freefilesync_v5.2_setup.exe, “Folder Comparison and Synchronization” by Open Source Developer has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 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 voxel.dl.sourceforge.net.
Publisher:
Open Source Developer  (signed and verified)

Product:
FreeFileSync

Description:
Folder Comparison and Synchronization

Version:
5.2

MD5:
40b1477bdfcc032aaa283099feb2b0d0

SHA-1:
006aa53d6c15094165b61cc797fccfeb46d698f1

SHA-256:
a9315ac89ede77b6e1a0166adfebfbc61fd1cf12640870a0fc90b1269babaa19

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:
4/25/2024 2:45:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9744

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.06.30.01

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14628

File size:
6.2 MB (6,520,384 bytes)

Product version:
5.2

Copyright:
ZenJu - All Rights Reserved

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\freefilesync_v5.2_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Open Source Developer

Authority:
Unizeto Technologies S.A.

Valid from:
3/31/2012 3:42:56 AM

Valid to:
3/31/2013 3:42:56 AM

Subject:
E=zhnmju123@gmx.de, CN=Open Source Developer, O=Open Source Developer, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=Certum Level III CA, OU=Certum Certification Authority, O=Unizeto Technologies S.A., C=PL

Serial number:
4752A43042A85B8FDBEB6261C22B297E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 4:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:eqnA4GooI1tfU+iIQfR+/yEvOcIxKkaxPs0Di:e45d6RyyCOcIQBEt

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 freefilesync_v5.2_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://voxel.dl.sourceforge.net/project/freefilesync/freefilesync/.../FreeFileSync_v5.2_setup.exe

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