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vidplaya_nsvcv2_setup.exe

VidPlaya

Playswell, Inc.

The application vidplaya_nsvcv2_setup.exe, “VidPlaya Setup ” by Playswell has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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 vidplaya.software.informer.com.
Publisher:
Playswell, Inc.   (signed by Playswell, Inc.)

Product:
VidPlaya

Description:
VidPlaya Setup

MD5:
487d8d3c80d8d64dac6b709b0a734058

SHA-1:
c4f862beccef176c1f197b1ab933f5f2957f34af

SHA-256:
18e7ad633df50e862d1e63dbf11bc0071145b72a98e1cee2d0df4495290fba48

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 5:08:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
8.10620

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.12.2.10

File size:
62.7 MB (65,774,616 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vidplaya_nsvcv2_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Playswell, Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
2/19/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/25/2015 6:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN="Playswell, Inc.", O="Playswell, Inc.", L=Del Mar, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0A8D71BE09A439773950E7DA2D2C894B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 3:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
1572864:ze+nEXGSwculJWgG26MJ6JuUyCFrdindzwWx:ze+nEXGSXulY5tJucd2xwWx

Entry address:
0x113BC

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, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9998

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file vidplaya_nsvcv2_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://vidplaya.software.informer.com/.../

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