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Video Codec

The application setup.exe, “Video Codec setup” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from geo.downloads-center.com.
Publisher:
Video Codec

Product:
Video Codec

Description:
Video Codec setup

Version:
1.14

MD5:
b9783165fe5a87a7df68e41a12ab6750

SHA-1:
d13603fc81cedaf0ae40b3d2d3f9345c055cd912

SHA-256:
ecce08e314b8f86ebab8c85b9937c42fdd1e97b033d36be57213a6891707dc46

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:51:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.151.204

avast!
NSIS:Adware-DQ [Adw]
2014.9-160121

Dr.Web
Adware.Zugo.106
9.0.1.021

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_nl.ATS!tr
1/21/2016

McAfee
Generic Malware.nl!ats
5600.6513

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Downware.yrefc
0.28.0.59921

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Downloader.9f4
1.0.0.1015

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_CG093EF5.RDXN
7.2.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29676

File size:
222.9 KB (228,249 bytes)

Copyright:
© Video Codec (video_codec_C89_AUTO_WITHPOST)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

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

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):
3072:UQIURTXJv+N/AjkuepUmCmPKwhqZwPJcMJ6UuYT8GX4kI6p9fs6LjipScNvNhvU:UsAykueWm9iicyZukokI6Dk6LsvNhvU

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

http://geo.downloads-center.com/geo/gd/downloads/Codec/.../setup.exe

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