pbirds_setup.exe

MyPlayCity Inc

The application pbirds_setup.exe by MyPlayCity Inc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application 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 files.allgameshome.com.
Publisher:
MyPlayCity Inc  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
0df8dbdd19c3955db66889ebf63cbedc

SHA-1:
2bd83b789e452f8bdbcd9a41b2e3d7364a556aca

SHA-256:
adc58791926e1be327595a98ee11e809af763169c6803b248e2b7bb724e50246

Scanner detections:
5 / 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:
4/24/2024 10:58:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
10.8912

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2016.01.23.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.1.23.20

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0928
7.2.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
22352

File size:
3 MB (3,167,360 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Russian (Russia)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/3/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/1/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=MyPlayCity Inc, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=MyPlayCity Inc, L=Alexandria, S=Virginia, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4849CA3C762A3ED2D31F1C8C95D39684

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/20/2013 9:54:33 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:R97SSEnK7vb49brxHTTbTYmC8RGWJcecqFi1TyRy7t:R9949vxH8Nk9BFiF

Entry address:
0x163054

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 6C, B0, 55, 00, E8, 40, 77, EA, FF, A1, A4, F3, 56, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 2C, 3F, F6, FF, A1, A4, F3, 56, 00, 8B, 00, B2, 01, E8, 5A, 5C, F6, FF, 8B, 0D, 44, F5, 56, 00, A1, A4, F3, 56, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, D4, 23, 55, 00, E8, 1E, 3F, F6, FF, 8B, 0D, 94, F5, 56, 00, A1, A4, F3, 56, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, 44, 02, 55, 00, E8, 06, 3F, F6, FF, A1, A4, F3, 56, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 4A, 40, F6, FF, E8, 89, 2F, EA, FF, 90, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,446,912 bytes)

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

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