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aim_install.exe

AIM for Windows

AOL Inc.

The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.newaol.com.
Publisher:
AOL Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
AIM for Windows

Description:
AIM Installer

Version:
8.0.6.1

MD5:
766a1c25b889425f4b0451952b477a1e

SHA-1:
e8488f0d82fac1366a28a6e4b4c60b03df5dacab

SHA-256:
8a380da83c30acee19cc377679c3ff68fc403d0ac2d2022302ab559b6af6ffb7

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Clean  (3 probable false positive detections)

Explanation:
These detections are probably false positives (erroneous), the file is probably malware free.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 7:20:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9741

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.05.05.06

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14503

File size:
17.9 MB (18,791,056 bytes)

Product version:
8.0.6.1

Copyright:
Copyright 2013 AOL Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AOL Inc.

Authority:
America Online Inc.

Valid from:
7/20/2012 1:06:04 PM

Valid to:
7/20/2017 1:06:04 PM

Subject:
CN=AOL Inc, OU=AIM, O=AOL Inc., C=US

Issuer:
CN=AOL Member CA, O=America Online Inc., L=Dulles, S=Virginia, C=US

Serial number:
13ACEA606E5ADE0FBC6CD97CAC061B74

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:gK5xu1fOXMNJWTBp5eD36+k+pwYWc9ox/kOLSiGgBYf:g2xu1GMNJiz540+VWrZkjiGgE

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:
7.9998

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file aim_install.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.newaol.com/aim/.../AIM_Install.exe

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