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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 6 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 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
ManiacTools.com   (signed by Soft Integrator Ltd.)

Product:
Free M4a to MP3 Converter

Description:
Free M4a to MP3 Converter Setup

MD5:
b3119128a4823dc74371965eea9c98e1

SHA-1:
7dc5aff90801d3a90d4503c1f47eaa6d2faffd45

SHA-256:
995f188177c07785bcc3f30fdacac2493627d3ba3cd358f8df4ba6e3915052e5

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
4/26/2024 12:05:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8466
9.0.1.0331

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
8.10776

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
11/27/2014

McAfee
Artemis!85708D346B86
5600.6933

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

File size:
10.8 MB (11,280,816 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Soft Integrator Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/17/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/18/2017 7:59:59 PM

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 4:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:1KXVVkKqasUbb9C+iadzM+g5hZaHw5+k+TOqmu/6bVk89MCan9d3dMuhp+j7gOq:1KXVmKqasUbb9C+iiiLaHr3C2ybVkrL/

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 9 URLs.

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

http://download.heise.de/software/f086070b02f188e8fb8927fff4b6e9b8/546778e4/.../m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe

http://www.maniactools.com/cgi-bin/.../m4a_to_mp3_converter.exe

http://www.maniactools.com/.../m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe

http://www.maniactools.com/soft/.../m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe

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

http://www.maniactools.de/cgi-bin/.../m4a-to-mp3-converterde.exe

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

http://www.mymusictools.com/cgi-bin/.../26542/http://www.maniactools.com/cgi-bin/.../m4a_to_mp3_converter_mmt.exe

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