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media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.5.setup.exe

Cole Williams Software Limited

The application media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.5.setup.exe by Cole Williams Software Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 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.mediaplayercodecpack.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Media Player - Codec Pack  (signed by Cole Williams Software Limited)

Product:
Media Player - Codec Pack

Version:
4.3.5.1221

MD5:
ba8c443d9fe9d6e9584d9f57c644412e

SHA-1:
ca63b12839084e345cd8a011cd6eea4a96276f8d

SHA-256:
bbb8661b3bc136fc56cf31501162864a7086d480679878fa637b316ae1f87995

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/19/2024 6:06:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
OpenCandy
2015.0.3252

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.4
9.0.1.0356

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.10915

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
14.12.24

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OpenCandy.ddwoan
0.28.6.64267

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.141220

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_.A632A135
7.2.356

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
35986

File size:
33 MB (34,608,712 bytes)

Copyright:
© 2014 Cole Williams

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Turkish (Turkey)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.5.setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cole Williams Software Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/7/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/7/2017 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Cole Williams Software Limited, O=Cole Williams Software Limited, STREET=36 HIGH STREET, L=CLEETHORPES, S=North East Lincolnshire, PostalCode=DN35 8JN, C=GB

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

Serial number:
7B34F7BF986A7A767AD50C2534671750

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:nWjMFb5GvXNejaT77H3Fd3lPpVUxtxD7ne9L9Mj:WYFb5gNlTn3FdVzUrxPnGL9E

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.5.setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

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

http://www.programosy.pl/.../pobierz,media-player-codec-pack,2.html

http://s7554.minhateca.com.br/File.aspx?e=1kcc2nodvSW1jflt7lgwMjR2hqvrmg5mPXeunLAXiIWayCS7Sn1CM8K70PrdcdsKeTgsaQ-INsb5RRoYUCqkuJL3d_mxP5b64-9tDRz0aUYjvOObB2diImXlFf7nix_9_K3Dnoh8QaYU6l2AUVESmp6ZT0PKh1JYp5_tYhOabtY&pv=2

http://www.techspot.com/downloads/downloadnow/.../?evp=2bae551269244c525bfb4900685922e9&file=1

http://download.mediaplayercodecpack.com/files/.../media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.5.setup.exe

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

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