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wpsetup.exe

WavePad

NCH Software

This is a setup and installation application. This file is installed with multiple programs including WavePad Audio-Editor and WavePad Sound Editor. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.magix.info and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
NCH Software  (signed and verified)

Product:
WavePad

Description:
WavePad Sound Editor

Version:
5.68+

MD5:
30a2d36ee21b602400e90ba59ada8db1

SHA-1:
66cc076bdb078328986c8990b9440df5f733f1ec

SHA-256:
b861cd4d3d1805761bd69f4b13a2fa0aef580a86c08f4705bfc9471c0ad05b02

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Clean  (1 probable false positive detection)

Explanation:
This is mosty likely a false positive detection, the file is probably clean.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:30:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Google (variant)
8.9413

File size:
980 KB (1,003,568 bytes)

Copyright:
NCH Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (Australia)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\wpsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
NCH Software

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/19/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/7/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=NCH Software, O=NCH Software, L=Canberra, S=Australian Capital Territory, C=AU

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6A560820FA3E9AD8E5411734B1D40AD5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/10/2013 12:05:55 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:pX3iC2rcZlqYHNcG0nm2/zFrRXjblZXhAnBNv69hIEpQ:53s0lqYHmG05zhBbvhYnC95pQ

Entry address:
0x21D8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, E4, F8, 81, EC, FC, 16, 00, 00, 53, 56, 57, E8, 03, FF, FF, FF, 33, DB, 3B, C3, 89, 44, 24, 14, 0F, 85, DF, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 06, 53, FF, 15, 88, 10, 40, 00, FF, 15, 4C, 10, 40, 00, 68, 6C, 14, 40, 00, 8B, F0, E8, CB, 03, 00, 00, 85, C0, 74, 10, 68, 7C, 14, 40, 00, 68, 80, 14, 40, 00, FF, 15, 00, 10, 40, 00, 68, 90, 14, 40, 00, 8B, C6, E8, AB, 03, 00, 00, 3B, C3, 74, 49, 83, C0, 0E, EB, 08, 66, 83, F9, 20, 75, 0A, 40, 40, 0F, B7, 08, 66, 3B, CB, 75, F0, 0F, B7, 08, 33, F6, 66, 3B, CB, 74, 20...
 
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Entropy:
7.9956  (probably packed)

The file wpsetup.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

WavePad Audio-Editor  by NCH Software
www.nch.com.au/wavepad/de/support.html
About 4% of users remove it
WavePad Sound Editor  by NCH Software
The software may bundle additional potentially unwanted toolbars. - "During installation of this download you will be given the option to install closely related programs from the NCH Software suite.
www.nchsoftware.com
24% remove it
 
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The file wpsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.magix.info/.../wavepad-sound-editor.update.131099.html?action=downloaddirect&swid=25592

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/59/63/.../wpsetup.exe

http://www.nch.com.au/.../wpsetup.exe

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