myphoneexplorer_setup_1.8.1.exe

Franz Josef Wechselberger

The application myphoneexplorer_setup_1.8.1.exe by Franz Josef Wechselberger has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 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 gsf-cf.softonic.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Franz Josef Wechselberger  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1b8536e27bfeece3f63d1e65a009a196

SHA-1:
751ed1f71c380a3819470cf49567ea7861af64d8

SHA-256:
6af8bfd6c43b44cf366426ed76a79ec89fcb41e240ca084dc19679bd83ec9aad

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
4/26/2024 5:06:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.1454

ESET NOD32
8.9526

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.05.04.12

File size:
4.1 MB (4,259,472 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\myphoneexplorer_setup_1.8.1.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
5/20/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/20/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Franz Josef Wechselberger, O=Franz Josef Wechselberger, STREET=Dorf 140/2, L=Finkenberg, S=Tirol, PostalCode=6292, C=AT

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
10325DA705E4199D23C6971BB9EED78B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:53:18 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:mi9xalwO/Z9YTv+8Vj28EQKlILaaI43M190xFghz:mialwOh+28F2P0dI43Mok

Entry address:
0x36A0

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 88, A7, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 63, 42, 00, E8, EE, 2E, 00, 00, A3, 04, 63, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, B0, 0C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 81, 40, 00, 68, 10, A8, 40, 00, 68, 00, 5B, 42, 00, E8, F4, 29, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, BF, 00, C0, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, E2, 29, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file myphoneexplorer_setup_1.8.1.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://gsf-cf.softonic.com/751/ed1/.../file?SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=no&id_file=48414&instance=softonic_it&type=PROGRAM&Expires=1472536512&Signature=aucPWH~G9QB~Sp9r-Byq6h3YwIqEXPH0SY4dhyocCJi62-U9aP4k9WVYMz~X21tMPvWXWbsLlI~9LXkkHtpgbLmdJYCU5PBb9Dg7f3F5bTQbPvYj869QNDNXmCqfOnqJOvbuZPw3hw9dEyYIE~ZW67froI7gx58IgR-sQddhrzw_&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJUA62FNWTI37JTGQ&filename=MyPhoneExplorer_Setup_1.8.1.exe

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