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nfschristmasfireplace.exe

Christmas Fireplace New Free Screensaver

OOO

The application nfschristmasfireplace.exe, “Christmas Fireplace New Free Screensaver Setup ” by OOO has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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 downloads.newfreescreensavers.com.
Publisher:
Gekkon Ltd.   (signed by OOO )

Product:
Christmas Fireplace New Free Screensaver

Description:
Christmas Fireplace New Free Screensaver Setup

MD5:
0cc8b02899cf37ecd3bb4613c91e38ff

SHA-1:
9e99371ccec859fbb05f21c1f96926821a77acdb

SHA-256:
f84b477e2e5aac6eba458999163db6a70d267b94721a6b120aef1f04240aeb4a

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 7:47:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/OpenCandy.Gen
8.3.2.2

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.2909

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.15121

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12511

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
12/1/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.OpenCandy
15.12.25

McAfee
Artemis!0CC8B02899CF
5600.6565

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Gekkon.Installer (M)
15.12.1.7

File size:
3.3 MB (3,421,728 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OOO

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/22/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/22/2018 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="OOO ""Internet Proekt""", O="OOO ""Internet Proekt""", STREET=d.11b ul.Krasnoselskaya, L=Nizhny Novgorod, S=Nizhnegorodskaya obl, PostalCode=603022, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00E2D0DD88AA54AE6A33646C36CF01E955

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2014 12:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:xwTnCJgK+2ySbBkF49iBgV2MhtEWFrL1h4ir5uX3LfRpuUYP+azKw2HXUFyiTC:2TENlu29JV2PWVL4fqUPazeHATC

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9853

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file nfschristmasfireplace.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://downloads.newfreescreensavers.com/screensavers/.../nfsChristmasFireplace.exe

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