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windows.7.codec.pack.v4.1.3.setup.exe

Cole Williams Software Limited

The application windows.7.codec.pack.v4.1.3.setup.exe by Cole Williams Software Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 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.techtudo.com.br and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Windows 7 - Codec Pack  (signed by Cole Williams Software Limited)

Product:
Windows 7 - Codec Pack

Version:
4.1.3.0610

MD5:
5d2824f9b053109fdd47d1e6e4d68e4e

SHA-1:
419a07d60c3dc1d311c4dba6565f2f1c319ceede

SHA-256:
3d5e7fa1619116077016aeb42ca031c6e423925cb20aeef6b138caa3152675b8

Scanner detections:
8 / 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 10:37:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3079

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11779

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
6/13/2015

G Data
NSIS.Application.OpenCandy
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16233

McAfee
Artemis!2A69647E32A1
5600.6735

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0612
7.2.164

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
41084

File size:
30.3 MB (31,816,912 bytes)

Copyright:
© 2015 Cole Williams

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cole Williams Software Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/7/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/7/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Cole Williams Software Limited, O=Cole Williams Software Limited, STREET=36 HIGH STREET, L=CLEETHORPES, S=North East Lincolnshire, PostalCode=DN35 8JN, C=GB

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

Serial number:
7B34F7BF986A7A767AD50C2534671750

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:dsqzRUMFXMjS+WoTDzNEZ1R8vLOIdhcnqJ2MqpGRKFiVGUYougBypk4Vt7gjyUAK:RzRUMZMGODzNEMK9GT9B6ndgOUAI9H9j

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.v4.1.3.setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

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

http://download2089.mediafire.com/71p8z17kiukg/.../windows.7.codec.pack.v4.1.3.setup.exe

http://dl.cdn.chip.de/downloads/.../windows.7.codec.pack.v4.1.3.setup.exe

http://95.141.193.17/noload2/files/.../rsload.net.windows.7.codec.pack.v4.1.3.setup.exe

http://download2089.mediafire.com/m0nl1heyacig/.../windows.7.codec.pack.v4.1.3.setup.exe

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

http://download.windows7codecs.com/files/.../windows.7.codec.pack.v4.1.3.setup.exe

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