poweriso5.exe

PowerISO Setup

Power Software Ltd

The application poweriso5.exe by Power Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 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.
Publisher:
Power Software Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
PowerISO Setup

Version:
5.8.0.0

MD5:
e9f9494bd4088ce6238afd637137adc1

SHA-1:
a78cd1f54ff88353441b659211cc0c3f6a02f4bf

SHA-256:
8b3aecd5aff51249ca6eae539881b5244557d894c43292b9c576a35457a787ae

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:
4/25/2024 5:00:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
160917-0

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Worm.Chir-503
0.98/23190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy potentially unsafe application
6.3.12010.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.NK
5.16.24

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
17.3.10.22

File size:
5.9 MB (6,139,136 bytes)

Product version:
5.8.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright(c) 2004-2013

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/28/2011 9:33:03 AM

Valid to:
10/28/2014 8:33:03 AM

Subject:
CN=Power Software Ltd, O=Power Software Ltd, L=香港, S=香港, C=HK

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11214EC0AA9D4C5C4268811B30352BF16983

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

Windows Firewall Allowed Program
Name:
poweriso setup


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