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windows.7.codec.pack.v4.0.8.setup.exe

Cole Williams

The application windows.7.codec.pack.v4.0.8.setup.exe by Cole Williams has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. 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 www.windows7codecs.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Cole Williams  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8dce1a00e8dde9a609b28ba68b59d15e

SHA-1:
513ce32d445a5aabc797d61a9b2b77053b5ea105

SHA-256:
2b2f3a927a5fbfc942f57207474cae742614e1094bb7b2cd8953cb4309a17679

Scanner detections:
5 / 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:
4/20/2024 12:32:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.Clode84.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9584

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.03.26.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ColeWilliams.AA
14.3.26.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14324

File size:
20.9 MB (21,916,168 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows.7.codec.pack.v4.0.8.setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cole Williams

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/12/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/12/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Cole Williams, O=Cole Williams, STREET=156 Hainton Avenue, L=Grimsby, S=South Humberside, PostalCode=DN32 9LQ, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
39B7C287C179FBD0F13185D66A9E71AB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:OB6KYLQiAsxn+S6lerYpzcQvJY4EXFFn19lBDqDbuQKIQDeAg6/0yo/:OwKYLOe5QvJFuQKN6n/

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file windows.7.codec.pack.v4.0.8.setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://www.windows7codecs.com/download.php?download=codecpack

http://download.windows7codecs.com/files/.../windows.7.codec.pack.v4.0.8.setup.exe

http://windows7codecs.com/.../windows.7.codec.pack.v2.3.0.setup.exe

http://www.techtudo.com.br/_/software/.../download

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/30/82/.../windows.7.codec.pack.v4.0.8.setup.exe

http://dl.cdn.chip.de/downloads/.../windows.7.codec.pack.v4.0.8.setup.exe

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