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windows.8.codec.pack.v2.0.5.setup.exe

Cole Williams Software Limited

The application windows.8.codec.pack.v2.0.5.setup.exe by Cole Williams Software Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 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.softportal.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Windows 8 - Codec Pack  (signed by Cole Williams Software Limited)

Product:
Windows 8 - Codec Pack

Version:
2.0.5.0610

MD5:
fbeed5b64b60596f672deca344231a60

SHA-1:
2796e9db9733a9104cf4dfc95809fd1d6f6bb7fc

SHA-256:
b0e302b32845cad91cc46afe0064ae2bdea91fc25b458906cb0f3d5655d403b9

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/27/2024 2:53:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150620

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3072

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.137
9.0.1.0171

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11817

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
6/20/2015

G Data
NSIS.Application.OpenCandy
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16308

McAfee
Artemis!2A69647E32A1
5600.6728

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0612
7.2.171

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
41306

File size:
30.3 MB (31,817,032 bytes)

Copyright:
© 2015 Cole Williams

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows.8.codec.pack.v2.0.5.setup.exe

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):
786432:MTWZz6xQBM6rlejCP2rPVttuxlrI771/iSmXHBW9gDh20:+WZt5lejCurPfoxlro4SWhcgDM0

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.8.codec.pack.v2.0.5.setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

http://www.softportal.com/getsoft-36643-windows-8-codec-pack-1.html

http://download.instalki.org/programy/Windows/Multimedia/.../windows.8.codec.pack.v2.0.5.setup.exe

http://de.windows8codecs.com/files/.../windows.8.codec.pack.v2.0.2.setup.exe

http://uk.windows8codecs.com/files/.../windows.8.codec.pack.v2.0.1.setup.exe

http://www.programosy.pl/.../pobierz,windows-8-codec-pack,2.html

http://www.windows8codecs.com/download.php?download=codecpack

http://download.windows8codecs.com/files/.../windows.8.codec.pack.v2.0.5.setup.exe

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