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youwave-android-free-3-30.exe

The application youwave-android-free-3-30.exe 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, 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.youwave.com.
MD5:
f29c84dfc3aa631f4178a54ff97eab24

SHA-1:
1f8cf79b763cd56529c856e53291ae60af123c8b

SHA-256:
980b5b57ac072d90c90559a384dddc7ffaaffaf713201f5a2292a5a9f6d589d9

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:
4/25/2024 10:43:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/OpenCandy.Gen
8.3.2.4

Arcabit
PUP.Adware.OpenCandy
1.0.0.629

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.2893

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.116
9.0.1.0351

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
12/17/2015

F-Prot
W32/OpenCandy.A.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!762F415C42CE
18.0.204.0

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OpenCandy.dyofpx
1.0.10.5081

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F]
23.00.65.151215

File size:
13.9 MB (14,558,306 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\youwave-android-free-3-30.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 1:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:hYjRo9OPy58FAVHjOrzwnydjvYbVOmI0Q2ockI+2UMT6jJ:hYjRo9N8+pa6yBvYb4mIL2dB+2Rut

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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Entropy:
7.9996

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file youwave-android-free-3-30.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.youwave.com/.../YouWave-Android-Free-3-30.exe

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