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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 4 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.
Publisher:
Spesoft   (signed by Spesoft Ltd)

Product:
Spesoft Windows 8 Start Menu

Description:
Spesoft Windows 8 Start Menu Setup

MD5:
700978f8ec96f545f46ba9826c8e48b4

SHA-1:
e8ebf5f4b50257d2af8f40d9d7d3104c6dbc7818

SHA-256:
1e935da126bb03363da6f635f39b38387fe2743dcaa6cb8e77370e528e14743e

Scanner detections:
4 / 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:
4/19/2024 3:17:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.3
9.0.1.0346

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.10833

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1028
7.2.346

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
35454

File size:
2.1 MB (2,191,600 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:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/28/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/29/2019 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Spesoft Ltd, O=Spesoft Ltd, POBox=IG1 4TG, STREET=249 Cranbrook Road, L=Ilford, S=Essex, PostalCode=IG1 4TG, C=GB

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

Serial number:
00A5EFF9EC75E21FFEAD74CE85208B1C32

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:B9lo5sZkSgMneI49WXnxq6JTnoR4wUOaHxPmU:/loq7P4IzJTBfsU

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9944

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

temp:SpesoftWindows8StartMenuSetup.exe

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

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