OpenCandy Inc.

Publisher Information

OpenCandy Inc. is a software publisher located in San Diego, California in the United States*. The publisher primarily developes software that can be classified as adware. OpenCandy from SweetLabs is an ad-supported platform that allows publishers to include monetized offers in their software installers. Its advertising software module can be incorporated in a Windows/Nullsoft Installer and when a user installs a program that has the OpenCandy library, there is an option to install additional software that it recommends (based on geolocation). These offers are typically web browser toolbars and search extensions. Thre are 12 additional code signing certificates issued to this publisher.
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/24/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/25/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OpenCandy Inc., O=OpenCandy Inc., STREET="510 Market St #301", L=San Diego, S=CA, PostalCode=92101, C=US

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

Serial number:
0b88c871f68a9102fd1b743704369247

Scanner detections:
Detections  (100% detected)

Scan engine
Details
Detections

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy (M), PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (M)
100.00%

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
45.45%

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant), Win32/OpenCandy.E potentially unsafe (variant)
45.45%

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy, OpenCandy (PUA) (not malicious)
45.45%

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
36.36%

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OpenCandy/Variant
36.36%

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.184
36.36%

AVG
OpenCandy.D
36.36%

Sophos
OpenCandy (PUA)
31.82%

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
18.18%

1 / 68      (PUP)
dh245.exe (Installation helper by OpenCandy)  (80806df1e7d12e1ab0bc049c8b296373)

1 / 68      (PUP)
dh198.exe (Installation helper by OpenCandy)  (2869989d43a1c6ce911f6d04e4c45f76)

12 / 68    (PUP)
dh58.exe (Installation helper by OpenCandy)  (68f09a9650f4e10a8aa01a135f3857a4)

11 / 68    (PUP)
dh233.exe (Installation helper by OpenCandy)  (7b2d275995d8ef2e82aa651bbce89d20)

9 / 68      (PUP)
dh292.exe (Installation helper by OpenCandy)  (89e4e2df0b827fdae50fe06e160053d6)

1 / 68      (PUP)
dh282.exe (Installation helper by OpenCandy)  (f5f16d229b49b1739749630d2f17a7fd)

10 / 68    (PUP)
dh269.exe (Installation helper by OpenCandy)  (07d02c1f9f0074a37813e6bd0f89fca9)

13 / 68    (PUP)
dh255.exe (Installation helper by OpenCandy)  (293d5b160f4a89a10330ceaba8ed732e)

1 / 68      (PUP)
dh214.exe (Installation helper by OpenCandy)  (140b7496bc6787a4c52a9e7b35b8542b)

9 / 68      (PUP)
ocsetuphlp.dll (Rec Plugin by OpenCandy)  (20958cc9e662f7d048bfd6bdb510a005)

1 / 68      (PUP)
dh156.exe (Installation helper by OpenCandy)  (2e672548f3c851ca4aa85044caeb99ad)

1 / 68      (PUP)
dh146.exe (Installation helper by OpenCandy)  (e3e1b494f8d4254dff0c0132ffee95b8)

10 / 68    (PUP)
dh128.exe (Installation helper by OpenCandy)  (d964365341d9e6958048accfbfc8d272)

9 / 68      (PUP)
dh103.exe (Installation helper by OpenCandy)  (afb137d777c52cbd605a646cdf041c6f)

1 / 68      (PUP)
dh70.exe (Installation helper by OpenCandy)  (0ae4537c98ae0b9ebbfb22eeabcb0f13)

1 / 68      (PUP)
dh47.exe (Installation helper by OpenCandy)  (1556604570577cd12896038829551eb6)

6 / 68      (PUP)
dh41.exe (Installation helper by OpenCandy)  (e52204cf5fc44be49c66c181b42d41cd)

1 / 68      (PUP)
dh27.exe (Installation helper by OpenCandy)  (25c2231a4d6259b558eb75f1792927ad)

1 / 68      (PUP)
dh11.exe (Installation helper by OpenCandy)  (20c797d39e19ddb6dfe546ea86b02281)

6 / 68      (PUP)
ocsetuphlp.dll (Rec Plugin by OpenCandy)  (bf5642b52a13464aca515d41a2aa07d3)

1 / 68      (PUP)
dh230.exe (Installation helper by OpenCandy)  (4a3f67042c3ba62ef987add11ab2eabc)

The certificates below are also signed by OpenCandy Inc..

064F7F3543BCDEFC1576F502AE200E11  (Feb 03, 2014 to Apr 22, 2016)

3D96F95B7280804943B22EAAD87771E6  (Oct 24, 2014 to Oct 25, 2015)

5407D8E1F2D0E6C4E6F068C2480628C9  (Oct 13, 2014 to Oct 14, 2015)

29CE9F5BE708FCC90C4937893D131841  (Oct 13, 2014 to Oct 14, 2015)

0098EBBE629C4556BF484A6F8F34FED191  (Oct 13, 2014 to Oct 14, 2015)

00C78CECD817AA361719203EFEE430C0AF  (Oct 13, 2014 to Oct 13, 2015)

00BB7B40B95093A55585D1C267C0D46EE3  (Oct 12, 2014 to Oct 13, 2015)

00B0CC36BCEFA9A2F21227E1707CED355E  (Aug 13, 2014 to Aug 14, 2015)

00C3779EB50F49E5634257CB77974A96D9  (Aug 13, 2014 to Aug 14, 2015)

79D7802797DB6E08C313832B63BDA95F  (Jun 27, 2014 to Jun 28, 2015)

10 of 12 code signing certificates issued

The following publishers (by Authenticode signature organization name) are related.

* Note, the details and description above are based on the code signing digital signature issued to OpenCandy Inc. by COMODO CA Limited on October 24, 2014 with the serial number '0b88c871f68a9102fd1b743704369247'.