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little_registry_optimizer_05_09_2011.exe

Little Registry Optimizer

Nicholas Hamnett

The application little_registry_optimizer_05_09_2011.exe, “Open source registry optimizer” by Nicholas Hamnett has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 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 files.downloadnow.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Little Apps  (signed by Nicholas Hamnett)

Product:
Little Registry Optimizer

Description:
Open source registry optimizer

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
f0b988cf5781e9d09f78b0f085febb89

SHA-1:
85abf5214cc1c71e5d742fc24715a5e6b1d1fe01

SHA-256:
b077f12539ecbde1af862480f61b86c17dc6c69a2ab6581b1492e764500b77e0

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
5/5/2024 8:31:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
OpenCandy
2015.0.3245

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.141229

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
8.10833

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.12.29.10

McAfee
Artemis!587CC8E4BCD3
5600.6901

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.NicholasHamnett.e
14.12.29.22

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1104
7.2.363

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
35454

File size:
2.3 MB (2,459,592 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright � Little Apps 2008-2011

Trademarks:
Little Apps are licensed under the GNU General Public License v3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\little_registry_optimizer_05_09_2011.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Nicholas Hamnett

Authority:
StartCom Ltd.

Valid from:
4/11/2014 8:07:27 AM

Valid to:
4/10/2016 12:06:36 PM

Subject:
E=nick@little-apps.org, CN=Nicholas Hamnett, L=Calgary, S=Alberta, C=CA, Description=9k6ekwkCO7QG1GnN

Issuer:
CN=StartCom Class 2 Primary Intermediate Object CA, OU=Secure Digital Certificate Signing, O=StartCom Ltd., C=IL

Serial number:
0E0C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/10/2010 2:19:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:uHBhbTLjevN4ame7FtoKJpjI6Qljlfa7JaH8EsemqYyJgcoaj:uhhTLuNWmTJShlRDfMhaj

Entry address:
0x354B

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, 84, 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, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 06, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, 05, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 86, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 86, 40, 00, 68, A0, 85, 46, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file little_registry_optimizer_05_09_2011.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/13/84/19/.../Little_Registry_Optimizer_05_09_2011.exe

https://getlittleapps.com/little-registry-optimizer/.../Little_Registry_Optimizer_05_09_2011.exe

http://superb-dca2.dl.sourceforge.net/project/lilregdefrag/lilregdefrag/.../Little_Registry_Optimizer_05_09_2011.exe

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/lilregdefrag/lilregdefrag/.../Little_Registry_Optimizer_05_09_2011.exe

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