aerohook64.exe

Aero Live Preview Hook for Pokki

OpenCandy Inc.

The application aerohook64.exe by OpenCandy has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars.
Publisher:
OpenCandy Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Aero Live Preview Hook for Pokki

Version:
1, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
8df52e97fa317a76dec95e11e79888df

SHA-1:
5707d8b53634c32fdd95723229857dd696edf6e3

SHA-256:
8ba12225c50006f0d35cdb2f5d72c162c942ca29e3d1ccb5a8d98ccb5691811b

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
11/27/2024 1:04:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy (M)
17.1.8.10

File size:
62.1 KB (63,608 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2010 - OpenCandy,Inc.

Original file name:
aerohook.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
French (France)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\opencandy\pokki\v0.0.68\aerohook64.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/15/2010 5:45:00 AM

Valid to:
3/16/2011 5:44:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OpenCandy Inc., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=OpenCandy Inc., L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7381060ED460B99E62A92347BBB84D48

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/14/2010 10:25:08 PM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x16E0

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, FB, 33, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 12, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 66, 66, 0F, 1F, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 48, 8B, C1, 48, F7, D9, 48, A9, 07, 00, 00, 00, 74, 0F, 66, 90, 8A, 10, 48, FF, C0, 84, D2, 74, 5F, A8, 07, 75, F3, 49, B8, FF, FE, FE, FE, FE, FE, FE, 7E, 49, BB, 00, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 81, 48, 8B, 10, 4D, 8B, C8, 48, 83, C0, 08, 4C, 03, CA, 48, F7, D2, 49, 33, D1, 49, 23, D3, 74, E8, 48, 8B, 50, F8, 84, D2, 74...
 
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Entropy:
6.0277

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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