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media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.7.setup.exe

Cole Williams Software Limited

The application media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.7.setup.exe by Cole Williams Software Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 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 download.mediaplayercodecpack.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Media Player - Codec Pack  (signed by Cole Williams Software Limited)

Product:
Media Player - Codec Pack

Version:
4.3.7.0415

MD5:
832dfa142f238d227907ca7eb9140730

SHA-1:
9f86fe64cb4af58cff11cd96fa27dbfc6aeec1b6

SHA-256:
083ca4388750794825691f71eb1dd72a3f0036b217e3a7442e10ea6dd01d07d0

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/25/2024 2:24:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150417

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3137

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.4
9.0.1.0107

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy potentially unsafe
9.11482

F-Prot
W32/OpenCandy.A2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
15.4.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15610

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.15415

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_.A632A135
7.2.107

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
39392

File size:
33.1 MB (34,742,384 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.v4.3.7.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:
12/5/2009 11:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:UeUsMbk7bzeni4KmT57F6KrR9z7IxNYJuc8Qkf:UeUsM2b6iOrR9z73JYf

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.v4.3.7.setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://download.mediaplayercodecpack.com/B61B30CA-4EE3-49D9-B19C-36130FE2B7CD/FinalDownload/DownloadId-32ACD5929E5E204562428C809019305E/B61B30CA-4EE3-49D9-B19C-36130FE2B7CD/files/.../media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.7.setup.exe

http://i.download.idg.pl/fannef/261186fbf1c3f75a2fc38ef98cd4159f/575312ff//vol2/w95/kodeki/.../media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.7.setup.exe

http://download.mediaplayercodecpack.com/files/.../media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.7.setup.exe

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

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

http://i.download.idg.pl/fannef/372a2800ce90627ce6716a9a9afb08ab/569fb60a//vol2/w95/kodeki/.../media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.7.setup.exe

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