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winscp429setup.exe

WinSCP

Martin Prikryl

The application winscp429setup.exe, “Setup for WinSCP 4.2.9 (SFTP, FTP and SCP client) ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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.
Publisher:
Martin Prikryl

Product:
WinSCP

Description:
Setup for WinSCP 4.2.9 (SFTP, FTP and SCP client)

Version:
4.2.9

MD5:
b2aea2fb2270343e73b29a7c76cb87d5

SHA-1:
8e6a280cefb00faaf7fde4016b5e0dda4c7cb102

SHA-256:
ad445d090db43d58f0935aa6affbbf90e7de7d6cddbc453c1dcd02b09fe93301

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:
5/5/2024 3:12:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.Clodba8.Trojan
1.3.0.4677

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9298

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.175.10867

Microsoft Security Essentials
Adware:Win32/OpenCandy
1.165.247.01

Sophos
OpenCandy
4.96

File size:
3 MB (3,144,972 bytes)

Product version:
4.2.9.938

Copyright:
(c) 2000-2010 Martin Prikryl

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winscp429setup.exe

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):
49152:L275HaOcNaXdmo+eYyr5B3WFFHRAYhgI2OtcopOI6/viJ+fwtboFS7cEECvTI:C75HaOPjFB3WF/xhZ2qIX/koIbX7cuk

Entry address:
0x9B24

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, A2, 95, FF, FF, E8, A9, A7, FF, FF, E8, D4, C9, FF, FF, E8, 1B, CA, FF, FF, E8, 0E, F3, FF, FF, E8, 75, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, DB, A1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, A4, A1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 02, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 04, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 53, 96, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9973

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file winscp429setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/winscp/WinSCP/.../winscp429setup.exe

https://mg.mail.yahoo.com/.../download?m=YaDownload&mid=2_0_0_1_4961111_ACTjimIAAR2UTp7 JgD3cgh6kXw&fid=Inbox&pid=2&clean=0&appid=YahooMailNeo&ymreqid=be605755-1c88-86d3-012d-b60010010000

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/winscp/WinSCP/.../winscp429setup.exe

http://nchc.dl.sourceforge.net/project/winscp/WinSCP/.../winscp429setup.exe

http://ignum2.dl.sourceforge.net/project/winscp/WinSCP/.../winscp429setup.exe

http://cdnetworks-us-2.dl.sourceforge.net/project/winscp/WinSCP/.../winscp429setup.exe

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