hdvid-codec-chrome.exe

Tanja Matkovic

The application hdvid-codec-chrome.exe by Tanja Matkovic has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.hd-plugins.com.
Publisher:
Tanja Matkovic  (signed and verified)

MD5:
cf5aa68f516964bf0b30c1ea9a5ee989

SHA-1:
f761f684306eb53cba0f7b9bf698dd910c1a858b

SHA-256:
6555bad43834a2aab30829d2cb8e55049553b64077ad78392dffb4eae419f4ea

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 7:42:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TanjaMatkovic.S
14.3.29.10

File size:
515.9 KB (528,296 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hdvid-codec-chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/30/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/1/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Tanja Matkovic, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Subotica, S=Subotica, C=RS

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

Serial number:
6A3131F81D52E40A00F4396C56D649C5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:aG15OZN09Z3bRqQWLgcXu3eS1qdqiVQZUGyc//U:V1umNDW8/3UdZ+z/U

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9272  (probably packed)

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file hdvid-codec-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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