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media.player.codec.pack.v4.2.9.setup.exe

Cole Williams

The application media.player.codec.pack.v4.2.9.setup.exe by Cole Williams has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 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 www.gezginler.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Cole Williams  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e8c4f5511d7fa7e108525a35cedd4890

SHA-1:
3c1772d4ef28ddf1fbe5bc4ac320f16637f0e55a

SHA-256:
ed77fc807348d43a92e16821f89125a8210752acfd256eb119c3118846608064

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:
4/18/2024 12:07:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.Clodd0b.Trojan
1.3.0.4677

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9301

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.01.17.04

McAfee
Artemis!E8C4F5511D7F
5600.7248

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ColeWilliams.DD
14.2.21.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14115

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_BL130105.TOMC
7.2.17

File size:
23.9 MB (25,078,104 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cole Williams

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/12/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/12/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Cole Williams, O=Cole Williams, STREET=156 Hainton Avenue, L=Grimsby, S=South Humberside, PostalCode=DN32 9LQ, C=GB

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

Serial number:
39B7C287C179FBD0F13185D66A9E71AB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:zPq5NrGr6p7vcv3RgWec+XEZYpQxOwK+T9nKzBTY15TMeiN7V+xHormeLmLq9jFh:zPq5ga7E/AUWqxnf9nKd0BMhN7QNeLm4

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9992

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file media.player.codec.pack.v4.2.9.setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.gezginler.net/indir/v/.../

http://www.mediaplayercodecpack.com/download.php?download=codecpack

http://download.mediaplayercodecpack.com/files/.../media.player.codec.pack.v4.2.9.setup.exe

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