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spesoftwindows8startmenusetup.exe

Spesoft Windows 8 Start Menu

Spesoft Ltd

The application spesoftwindows8startmenusetup.exe, “Spesoft Windows 8 Start Menu Setup ” by Spesoft has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 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 download.softpedia.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Spesoft   (signed by Spesoft Ltd)

Product:
Spesoft Windows 8 Start Menu

Description:
Spesoft Windows 8 Start Menu Setup

MD5:
4c8310406cf920c962108b4cdadf654a

SHA-1:
2aee1e0f3bd5180f1d58663c6ca319c07ddb9490

SHA-256:
c33650b5c9fe52b334192f4f3d80dc61b63e26f4942dcac9d91245c4dea67793

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
5/9/2024 6:14:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.3
9.0.1.0159

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9884

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.11.30.7

File size:
2.1 MB (2,184,984 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\spesoftwindows8startmenusetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spesoft Ltd

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/25/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Spesoft Ltd, OU=SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, O=Spesoft Ltd, L=London, S=London, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
37E3082D15EDB04030A356D877E77196

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:5vLoHta1rN7VuMzVbA9bE+2jmiNiKgV+hcJH91A/96:hLog1rbEbzUgV+hczIA

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file spesoftwindows8startmenusetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://download.softpedia.com/dl/9d7dc9a14739a5b39c4675238442d6a7/5813bad2/100221673/software/.../SpesoftWindows8StartMenuSetup.exe

http://www.spesoft.com/SpesoftWindows8StartMenuSetup.exe

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