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trove-3.0.0.exe

Trove

Software Association LLC

The application trove-3.0.0.exe by Software Association has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) 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 trove.joydownload.pl.
Publisher:
Software Association LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Trove

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
5b737995487424aef3ccd0e8b1115aff

SHA-1:
9cf58a42757dfbf11228b4fa65d0c18d232e1d94

SHA-256:
5504bade81e4353bb73f9b3143ee97d5d3dfb98676bf806d538e65774d8767ac

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
8/14/2025 11:30:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Software.Installer (M)
16.5.10.5

File size:
418.1 KB (428,104 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\trove-3.0.0.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Association LLC

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/13/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/21/2016 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Software Association LLC, O=Software Association LLC, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Dnipropetrovs'ka Oblast', C=UA

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0E1FC80B1C57AD69AA6F8D65D1CF90CF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 1:53:00 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:uiucV6BE6oM40k8YbiukeF48/cO8WV7Al56miMYw792KQ5U/AmxRaMZd0INx22:uiuxEl/8siOfJAl0mRLQ5O3aOLu2

Entry address:
0x331C

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 92, 42, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, E4, 91, 42, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, 90, 06, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, 7C, 93, 40, 00, 68, E0, 81, 42, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file trove-3.0.0.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://trove.joydownload.pl/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXAwj 1RrjxCgghkkVxZmbzR1 xcteQv A8/zyn9np5iNEMJ1Xkaan3fHm/ykYeazeeEKqtHb8lwbtgwsePDE b SXqWQ634Tnqmf6IpNjclWBCqJQ1gFNJF3ykACw2zZc79XLwW2KSA7ZewtWlcyUMK7MzJQoOIaS0XHt/ctyaf1hi0PCtV2R5ao6x2 g/.../xoZrgzx0ucw==

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