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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 7 anti-malware scanners. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.downloadnow.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:
65b4e34cc50e8030ce0afa1cdc18b6c2

SHA-1:
9d534f5496f2aa411e97495b3de7cc21af1d2f24

SHA-256:
f1e4a01811886455991e7ee6732ee480d92b0651ef6ee75e77768a390f10e914

Scanner detections:
7 / 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 5:36:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8466
9.0.1.010

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
9.10983

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
1/10/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.OpenCandy
15.1.24

McAfee
Artemis!65B4E34CC50E
5600.6890

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

File size:
6.7 MB (6,983,448 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Soft Integrator Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/17/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/18/2017 6:59:59 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 3:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:jEGSVkKyasUbb9CSi/6R6i7bsjntZaHw5+k+TOqmuq+mtwq:jEGSmKyasUbb9CH/6UiEjXaHr3C2i

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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Entropy:
7.9927

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 13 URLs.

http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/14/01/44/.../m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe

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

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/81/31/.../m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe

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

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

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

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

http://down.filepuma.com/files/video-and-audio/.../Free_M4a_to_MP3_Converter_v8.4.exe

http://www.filepuma.com/down/1421775670c7824/free_m4a_to_mp3_converter_8.4/.../0/

http://www.filepuma.com/file/1421775670c7824/free_m4a_to_mp3_converter_8.4/.../0/

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

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/01/44/.../m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe

http://www.filepuma.com/file/1421678689c7824/free_m4a_to_mp3_converter_8.4/.../0/

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