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Free Studio 6.4.0.1122

DVDVideoSoft Ltd.

The application freestudio.exe, “Free Studio 6.4.0.1122 Setup ” by DVDVideoSoft has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application 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 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
DVDVideoSoft Ltd.   (signed by DVDVideoSoft Ltd.)

Product:
Free Studio 6.4.0.1122

Description:
Free Studio 6.4.0.1122 Setup

Version:
6.4.0.1122

MD5:
551f529a0c1640d10396f77ccfbef607

SHA-1:
2a40fd8f611f537a0ec2b0d6b9326e204c0680a4

SHA-256:
3aa154eb854df5df12af9cb681071e6df190985d5b38dcf13d90359c974942ec

Scanner detections:
2 / 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 5:13:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
8.10857

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.12.2.7

File size:
3.4 MB (3,529,352 bytes)

Product version:
6.4.0.1122

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DVDVideoSoft Ltd.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/24/2013 10:43:53 AM

Valid to:
4/24/2016 10:43:53 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:
10/13/2013 4:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:NHXZAeclXBvhcVyhfZG82IQjrPhEmQ5XtA7KY9OZfgc14YCSSZvQASMCg2COBXIJ:VXwXhesfZG8lcymQttwwgW8QA86Ci

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:
7.9876

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file freestudio.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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

http://www.soft-ware.net/free-studio/downloads/.../FreeStudio.exe

http://web-downloads.dvdvideosoft.com/.../FreeStudio.exe

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