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m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe

Free M4a to MP3 Converter

Soft Integrator Ltd.

The application m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe, “Free M4a to MP3 Converter Setup ” by Soft Integrator has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.maniactools.com.
Publisher:
ManiacTools.com   (signed by Soft Integrator Ltd.)

Product:
Free M4a to MP3 Converter

Description:
Free M4a to MP3 Converter Setup

MD5:
ad07b397c9f5039d84771dd06a3ecc28

SHA-1:
28bbd86dee7bf943f382e8fdfc769bf796a90144

SHA-256:
192e8f6b98614104f2ce716ab6f663f03dc42eb03d24871ad2b2bec021aaa184

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 7:36:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7758
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8466
9.0.1.0147

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
9.10566

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
5/27/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.OpenCandy
15.5.24

McAfee
Artemis!65B4E34CC50E
5600.6752

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SoftIntegrator.Bundle.Installer.Meta (M)
16.2.24.9

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0427
7.2.147

File size:
10.7 MB (11,198,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Soft Integrator Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/18/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/19/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Soft Integrator Ltd., O=Soft Integrator Ltd., STREET=34-B Predslavinskaya, L=Kyiv, S=Kyiv, PostalCode=03150, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00940377CC336C213475B843DA476735C9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 10:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:SzXVVkKqasUbb9C+iadzM+g5LZaHw5+k+TOqmuZ7eCfq/S4xb3k8PhXJ5+Xa3:SzXVmKqasUbb9C+iiiNaHr3C2JffKSwd

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.maniactools.com/cgi-bin/.../m4a-to-mp3-converter_it.exe

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