kmplayer_3-8-0-121.exe

The KMPlayer

PandoraTV

The application kmplayer_3-8-0-121.exe, “The KMPlayer Setup/Install” by PandoraTV has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 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 cdn.kmplayer.com.
Publisher:
PandoraTV  (signed and verified)

Product:
The KMPlayer

Description:
The KMPlayer Setup/Install

Version:
3.8.0.121

MD5:
dd158bf8c3c66b7a570d158f63a10a45

SHA-1:
710358c5c071f45bfea0845a5668cc9dc80449dc

SHA-256:
77740b1c0c622d4553cc72ec43b4f9c027f0daa6b5258cd36abfb03d50e596f4

Scanner detections:
4 / 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:
7/6/2025 4:09:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
8.9618

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.11.29.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14404

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0311
7.2.96

File size:
31.5 MB (32,999,048 bytes)

Product version:
3.8

Copyright:
Copyright PandoraTV 2013.

Trademarks:
Freeware

Original file name:
KMPlayer_3.8.0.121.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\kmplayer_3-8-0-121.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/15/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/15/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PandoraTV, O=PandoraTV, L=Gangnam-gu, S=Seoul, C=KR

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

Serial number:
2BF6AC6C0932526A56D17EB4F2C776C5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 9:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:Macns5wG+OHd1Eu3z7GrQkJa2i+LgQOJK9t5:Mac0xxIuD7pkJaQNSA5

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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Entropy:
7.9999

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file kmplayer_3-8-0-121.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-212-34-193.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.212.34.193:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to i0-h0-s5.p1-yyz.cdngp.net  (174.35.50.74:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-211-133-17.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.211.133.17:80)

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