hdvidcodec.exe

VASSANA KONGSOONGNERN

This is the setup program for CoolMirage, a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that display ads on the computer. The application hdvidcodec.exe by VASSANA KONGSOONGNERN has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The setup installer will bundle multiple adware offers during download and setup (based on the user's geographical location) including toolbars, extensions and coupon utilities. The file has been seen being downloaded from hd-plugin.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
VASSANA KONGSOONGNERN  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1009b0450e65b59befebf4e7c60fe3b9

SHA-1:
b4a1633eb14523596976601429c7dba53a52787e

SHA-256:
3f8859e34191664c122efa4df0721786c986303e2fb2d207a2f92d417bce4681

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles a number of adware programs in the installer.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 3:31:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Yontoo.71608
7.11.184.22

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3293

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
20051

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8319
9.0.1.0315

ESET NOD32
NSIS/TrojanDownloader.Adload.AC
8.10704

G Data
Win32.Application.Agent.3LIORS
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.185.13965

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Yontoo
14.0.0.2961

McAfee
Artemis!1009B0450E65
5600.6949

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.K
14.11.11.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VASSANAKONGSOONGNERN.K
14.12.16.10

Sophos
Generic PUA LE
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
CoolMirage Ltd
34702

File size:
69.9 KB (71,608 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/6/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/7/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=VASSANA KONGSOONGNERN, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Phuket, S=Phuket, C=TH

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

Serial number:
7E630B1125BFC2AAB3F8750B7348F18B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:81cVhpQI2EQK0iPDh84nScF15GYbWjXO3XJLfQ24SwA25WennruTCl48YU794fbN:aQpQ5EP0ijnRTXJLE/4ASc5qA2qiRxZ

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file hdvidcodec.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 27 URLs.

http://hd-plugin.com/.../topdown2.php?name=&ftft=topvideotv--1x

http://hd-plugin.com/.../loaderallmod.php?pub=modovideo&sn=y&name=puqt7hdueush

http://hd-plugin.com/.../loaderall.php?pub=dmpft|5411c8076d47cd40b2000004

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