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Horizon

Daring Development Inc.

The application horizon-setup.exe, “Horizon Setup Program” by Daring Development has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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.
Publisher:
WeMod  (signed by Daring Development Inc.)

Product:
Horizon

Description:
Horizon Setup Program

Version:
2.8.16

MD5:
b7f4bf421534f94f8c0680f2f4b349b1

SHA-1:
7b2ffd0443884f74fa427f50d6d38630161fcc5c

SHA-256:
1737a989cf1986df26aece8c904e0e22bdd971f849fb8f2bc4febf6e23749bde

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 2:14:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy (M)
16.12.13.11

File size:
1.2 MB (1,275,816 bytes)

Product version:
2.8.16

Copyright:
Copyright © WeMod

Original file name:
HorizonSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\horizon-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Daring Development Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
10/13/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/12/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Daring Development Inc., O=Daring Development Inc., L=Mamaroneck, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
7590BF3D154A9F5B7D40A396BEAD00A3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/29/2016 12:40:11 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0x4F702

Entry point:
E8, DD, 04, 00, 00, E9, 80, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 25, 2C, AE, 4A, 00, 00, 83, EC, 2C, 53, 33, DB, 43, 09, 1D, D0, 82, 4A, 00, 6A, 0A, E8, D2, 84, 02, 00, 85, C0, 0F, 84, 74, 01, 00, 00, 83, 65, EC, 00, 33, C0, 83, 0D, D0, 82, 4A, 00, 02, 33, C9, 56, 57, 89, 1D, 2C, AE, 4A, 00, 8D, 7D, D4, 53, 0F, A2, 8B, F3, 5B, 89, 07, 89, 77, 04, 89, 4F, 08, 89, 57, 0C, 8B, 45, D4, 8B, 4D, E0, 89, 45, F4, 81, F1, 69, 6E, 65, 49, 8B, 45, DC, 35, 6E, 74, 65, 6C, 0B, C8, 8B, 45, D8, 35, 47, 65, 6E, 75, 0B, C8, F7, D9...
 
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Code size:
527 KB (539,648 bytes)

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