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media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.6.setup.exe

Cole Williams Software Limited

The application media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.6.setup.exe by Cole Williams Software Limited 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.softportal.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Media Player - Codec Pack  (signed by Cole Williams Software Limited)

Product:
Media Player - Codec Pack

Version:
4.3.6.0306

MD5:
840592cac05b52573126d8f5e64c8582

SHA-1:
89801179b1fdb416d027509b31b1123618b33c1d

SHA-256:
bb9e1c4165d5e98ce6341064f174a2ba8481f650646f407398e13284ffbd1974

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:
4/19/2024 3:44:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3177

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.4
9.0.1.066

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy potentially unsafe
9.11281

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
15.3.25

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.15305

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_.A632A135
7.2.66

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
38182

File size:
33.1 MB (34,682,608 bytes)

Copyright:
© 2015 Cole Williams

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.6.setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cole Williams Software Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/7/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/7/2017 1:59:59 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:hzyYBXi+oUWcYeXoFAOhMfIj7a/Onfjy+20+l9bxRhtsxuNkZq:5yD+LXGAOhMfc69bx/KZq

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:
7.9996

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.6.setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.softportal.com/getsoft-20252-media-player-codec-pack-2.html

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

http://download.mediaplayercodecpack.com/files/.../media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.6.setup.exe

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

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