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The application windowscodec.exe, “My Program Setup ” by Open Source Developer has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from windowsetup.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Open Source Developer  (signed and verified)

Product:
My Program

Description:
My Program Setup

MD5:
ccc7f3272bbef5b48ae47115b8e699a9

SHA-1:
141ca147b95a97bcd2a26b6308fe232605c61cc4

SHA-256:
d3106f04eeabaf1180261545b35a2a4fe298fd5b5ed4e9437fed65fe2fbf749b

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 7:32:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.167.132

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14823

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PX (variant)
8.10266

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
8/23/2014

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.f22
1.0.0.1015

Sophos
Generic PUA BE
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10403

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0811
7.2.235

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
32270

File size:
767.3 KB (785,672 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Open Source Developer

Authority:
Unizeto Technologies S.A.

Valid from:
11/14/2013 4:54:26 AM

Valid to:
11/14/2014 4:54:26 AM

Subject:
E=admin@mediacodec.org, CN=Open Source Developer, OU=Software Publishing, O=Open Source Developer, C=PL

Issuer:
CN=Certum Level III CA, OU=Certum Certification Authority, O=Unizeto Technologies S.A., C=PL

Serial number:
39A416F8FFA5E48B147ADBE062E63C90

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:GZvp9iuf1FKsqVHJdinuOe/9xuFGU4m7n0pRt36B/2P6RZdh58lb9bBeP:GZv7xKsqVHwunqFUm70F369PZnSlb9gP

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.6835

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file windowscodec.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://windowsetup.com/.../?product=wecp&io=A004&ad=pop&ua=gc&clk=0

http://cdn.windowsetup.com/.../WindowsCodec.exe

http://windowsetup.com/.../?product=wecp&ad=codec&io=A004

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