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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 2 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 dw.cbsi.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:
f74bd5c41bbe424513288a88c692934d

SHA-1:
9d9b945417ea7783503265a0750d218ad6ef32f5

SHA-256:
c3797d8de767ebc799255f08dcca384800dbcd326300c95d3a5c7de84c2a492f

Scanner detections:
2 / 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:
4/24/2024 11:55:51 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
8.9783

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

File size:
8.8 MB (9,190,104 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Turkish (Turkey)

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 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/19/2017 2:59:59 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 11:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:AFx4QVVkKqasUbb9CN+KoYwEZaHw5+k+TOqmuN+4x7lVDe2qKKH8DH:AFuQVmKqasUbb9CN+BtUaHr3C28q7O25

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 4 URLs.

http://dw.cbsi.com/redir/redx/?ttag=restart_download_click&ptid=3001&pagetype=product_pdl&asid=13718435&astid=2&edid=3&tag=link&siteid=4&destUrl=&onid=2140&oid=3001-2140_4-187723&rsid=cbsidownloadcomsite&sl=es&sc=us&pdguid=download:13718435&topicguid=mp3audio/rippers-encoders&topicbrcrm=windows software&pid=13718435&mfgid=110799&merid=110799&ctype=dm&cval=CBSI&devicetype=desktop&pguid=ac3d502db152778b602f6043&viewguid=P@BfjeN83tC0WzWS0GtLJ6AD2We9Bgva0WDG&destUrl=http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/71/84/.../m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe

&onid=2140&oid=3001-2140_4-187723&rsid=cbsidownloadcomsite&sl=es&sc=us&pdguid=download:13718435&topicguid=mp3audio/rippers-encoders&topicbrcrm=windows software&pid=13718435&mfgid=110799&merid=110799&ctype=dm&cval=CBSI&devicetype=desktop&pguid=ac3d502db152778b602f6043&viewguid=P@BfjeN83tC0WzWS0GtLJ6AD2We9Bgva0WDG&destUrl=http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/71/84/.../m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/71/84/.../m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/12/88/12/.../m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe

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