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mirc714.exe

mIRC

mIRC Co. Ltd.

The application mirc714.exe by mIRC Co has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 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.filehippo.com.
Publisher:
mIRC Co. Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
mIRC

Version:
7.14

MD5:
b2ec352d954b19ac23ed1e63835b6ece

SHA-1:
5ed0d5b11ffabc5127510bd0cf0e2f55955054e8

SHA-256:
96c00254fc7d31c532e8101a8d02ee1aaa81e275a62a84355102b3505ceab3ed

Scanner detections:
6 / 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 9:32:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9259

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/OpenCandy
1/14/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.01.14.04

Microsoft Security Essentials
Adware:Win32/OpenCandy
1.165.247.01

Rising Antivirus
NS:Malware.Install!1.9F21
23.00.65.14112

Sophos
OpenCandy
4.96

File size:
2 MB (2,085,856 bytes)

Product version:
7.14

Copyright:
Copyright © 1995-2010 mIRC Co. Ltd.

Trademarks:
mIRC® is a Registered Trademark of mIRC Co. Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mirc714.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
mIRC Co. Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/26/2010 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/13/2011 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=mIRC Co. Ltd., OU=Secure Application Development, O=mIRC Co. Ltd., L=London, S=London, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0B40414482977145A318BCDF69A55FDE

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):
49152:GKGIdZSzg7fJLmyznNIluefSYfCG3Az4f8uG4rGo:GKGIbw67znNsj/CG3riWF

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 mirc714.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.filehippo.com/de/download/file/.../

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