1930-Install_Mario_Forever_v5_8b.exe

Softendo Freeware Games

The application 1930-Install_Mario_Forever_v5_8b.exe by Softendo Freeware Games has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 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 download2us.softpedia.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Softendo Freeware Games  (signed and verified)

MD5:
186bfd8667fe59e7dd00f0f9ac1c21b1

SHA-1:
3de835680853e3a56a3498044e23617b3c06d6a0

SHA-256:
411564d7f2962f32bcbc55c358e92c109d1c7e7ec9d262a88f3ff6127c639e3d

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
11/30/2024 10:06:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
8.9790

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.06.09.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.11.30.7

File size:
18.6 MB (19,512,904 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\1930-install_mario_forever_v5_8b.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Unizeto Technologies S.A.

Valid from:
8/26/2011 4:58:14 PM

Valid to:
7/11/2012 4:58:14 PM

Subject:
C=PL, O=Softendo Freeware Games, CN=Michał GDANIEC, E=softendo@gmail.com

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

Serial number:
0DB65C2E4A0A3AE23BC1DFDB985F7C7C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:50:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:rEpTc1jE35eW1CNIB4l7YfjrxKHEYub0+6FtzQ/EtHp/PDXi7LwAnENi2h:rEpTQzxNMnTYW0+MtzE8Hp/7MU4EL

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file 1930-Install_Mario_Forever_v5_8b.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://download2us.softpedia.com/dl/c7db9f2f3d15b978995d2859e7f8a7f8/527dd76c/200053334/games/.../Install_Mario_Forever_v5_8b.exe

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