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media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.9.setup.exe

Cole Williams Software Limited

The application media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.9.setup.exe by Cole Williams Software Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 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.techspot.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Media Player - Codec Pack  (signed by Cole Williams Software Limited)

Product:
Media Player - Codec Pack

Version:
4.3.9.0904

MD5:
d6608eb842e27c2104590d146cf7303f

SHA-1:
8aee255126b432088818b15f7e4e53392d166318

SHA-256:
ed05dc809f5b128eaccfa7c83c6e55dd3348e49df22a0d9c3325e7da6a99d059

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
5/14/2024 5:17:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.2996

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.137
9.0.1.0247

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12202

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
9/4/2015

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

G Data
Win32.Application.OpenCandy
15.9.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.2017116

McAfee
Artemis!2A69647E32A1
5600.6652

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OpenCandy.dvwkdm
0.30.24.3283

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
15.9.4.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
43456

File size:
39.7 MB (41,636,416 bytes)

Copyright:
© 2015 Cole Williams

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.9.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:iM3pRQrgW0XTPyC282IEngxcyjojA6l2xEnn9Zudu8H4HUUslmdy8ZFFg9GfQo4:toF0Gb82IEngxjojA6Yxcn9da8ZFmofW

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.v4.3.9.setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 17 URLs.

http://www.techspot.com/downloads/downloadnow/.../?evp=17d2ef3e8580987b69af76cb1de67a71&file=1

http://www.techspot.com/downloads/downloadnow/.../?evp=f8b621ae5d39b62438e9006ff6c07371&file=1

http://mediaplayercodecpack.com/.../Media.Player.Codec.Pack.V2.2.0.-.32Bit.Setup.exe

http://download.mediaplayercodecpack.com/files/.../media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.4.setup.exe

http://mediaplayercodecpack.com/files/.../media.player.codec.pack.v4.2.0.setup.exe

http://us.mediaplayercodecpack.com/.../media.player.codec.pack.v3.9.2.setup.exe

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

http://www.wmpcodecpack.com/?download=codecpack

http://de.mediaplayercodecpack.com/.../media.player.codec.pack.v3.9.2.setup.exe

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

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

http://cloudfront.mediaplayercodecpack.com/files/.../media.player.codec.pack.v4.2.5.setup.exe

http://download.mediaplayercodecpack.com/files/.../media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.9.setup.exe

http://mediaplayercodecpack.com/files/.../media.player.codec.pack.v4.0.2.setup.exe

http://www.techspot.com/downloads/downloadnow/.../?evp=cea802e13b05574aea1e3d53cde7e880&file=1

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

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

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