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update.exe

Alternative Flash Player Auto-Updater

pXc-coding.com

The application update.exe 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, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 files.downloadnow.com and multiple other hosts.

File name:

update.exe

Publisher:

pXc-coding.com

Product:

Alternative Flash Player Auto-Updater

Version:

1.1.0.6

MD5:

9ff48d90c63eb1c3cea7a329835a4ec6

SHA-1:

2998e6eb6666c02fa16bfac029823ab11b747989

SHA-256:

d8a78ef2172a3731bfd0ed482bd201393a0ef0891ce41611587f41ba7124a985

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:

4/24/2024 1:16:32 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AVG

OpenCandy

2015.0.3255

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.OpenCandy

4.0.3.15321

ESET NOD32

Win32/OpenCandy (variant)

8.10896

Reason Heuristics

PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)

16.12.2.10

File size:

820.2 KB (839,861 bytes)

Product version:

1.1.0.6

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

Inno Setup

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\Program Files\alternative flash player auto-updater\update.exe

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):

24576:qQitgEA1o1UkBNiaeCDSYmbNrZiTbuhHF:q9t0otlSZiTCxF

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8810

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/14/13/45/.../Alternative-Flash-Player-Auto-Updater-1.1.0.6-Setup.exe

http://pxc-coding.com/downloads/.../Alternative-Flash-Player-Auto-Updater-1.1.0.6-Setup.exe

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