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siw-setup.exe

SIW

Topala Software Solutions

The application siw-setup.exe by Topala Software Solutions has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from campus.iam.cat and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Topala Software Solutions   (signed by Topala Software Solutions)

Product:
SIW

Version:
2011.10.29

MD5:
53b78018b14bac011afbd324d79f62a6

SHA-1:
498ed15044f50c94ca67b5602a6c36297cfb1efe

SHA-256:
1c52b1bf1342bd612ba9d7b0485481644bd535bbc92f105ecb89ed913234aaa7

Scanner detections:
2 / 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 5:45:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9171

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TopalaSoftwareSolutions.M
14.6.2.8

File size:
3.2 MB (3,404,456 bytes)

Product version:
2011.10.29

Copyright:
Copyright © 2005 - 2011 Topala Software Solutions

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Topala Software Solutions

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/4/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/5/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Topala Software Solutions, O=Topala Software Solutions, STREET="22 Elkhorn Dr., #251", PostalCode=M2K 1J4, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00F1E362709E9545879CCFC63C3E7D085D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2012 2:41:29 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:uzYo08cfbpZGykbnGZ5KinALR+rbYZ8ArbovmKFOxse/BVWFfMDX6UW/brgZznQK:6NsVZGsZHnAQ+8AHJriQ3KUW/IR7x

Entry address:
0x16478

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, B8, 52, 41, 00, E8, AC, 03, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 45, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 01, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, AB, 41, 00, E8, 56, EC, FF, FF, E8, FD, E7, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, 7F, 84, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, E8, D6, 41, 00, E8, E2, E9, FE, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, D6, 41, 00, B2, 01...
 
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Entropy:
7.9855

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
84 KB (86,016 bytes)

The file siw-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://campus.iam.cat/moodle/mod/.../view.php?id=32121

http://ec.ccm2.net/es.ccm.net/download/.../siw-setup-2011.exe

http://www.gtopala.com/download/.../siw-setup.exe

http://od.ccm2.net/es.kioskea.net/download/.../siw-setup-2011.exe

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