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audacity-2.0.5.exe

Audacity

Sevas-S LLC

The application audacity-2.0.5.exe by Sevas-S has been detected as adware by 11 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 es.joydownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Sevas-S LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Audacity

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
cfd88c62f8ccae5dc1af76b87e9fa03b

SHA-1:
53d064015007a30e1ac489c82308be2b15167c9e

SHA-256:
51a9ceb6997ca568cdfa9190b534fd48ec8c69e2c5f1a8ba035aa71b37ba628e

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/25/2024 8:44:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.OpenCandy
7.1.1

AVG
Sevas
2015.0.3439

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1446
9.0.1.0169

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
8.9807

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12101

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.06.18.06

McAfee
Artemis!CFD88C62F8CC
5600.7095

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SevasS.M
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14616

Sophos
OpenCandy
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
29262

File size:
475.4 KB (486,848 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\audacity-2.0.5.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sevas-S LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/23/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sevas-S LLC, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Sevas-S LLC, L=Kyiv, S=Kyivska oblast, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4B35AC223F4DB03D3B4C5368983A4B53

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 6:52:54 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZaCP4hXcvvFhjs17FEUDTTup+Ts9PJYz5jtNcB+/TRfYG:XYIFhm7FjDHuzJYz5jtXTBYG

Entry address:
0x31B1

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 92, 42, 00, E8, 90, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, 91, 42, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, 58, 06, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, C0, 92, 40, 00, 68, A0, 81, 42, 00, E8, FB, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, E9, 2A, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file audacity-2.0.5.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://es.joydownload.com/wi/aoyum6a2BcijpTteGjxuCg/1399949921/1/3/1/.../audacity-2.0.5.exe

http://pt.joydownload.com/wi/-Kt8Qx5tM_LE94uGT9mGhA/1398143856/1/3/1/.../audacity-2.0.5.exe

http://pl.joydownload.com/wi/ZlD8Ah8XSUa5VogO9_wZOg/1400109691/1/3/1/.../audacity-2.0.5.exe

http://es.joydownload.com/wi/E8UYjp8wVtq30VCnFFDA8g/1398758674/1/3/1/.../audacity-2.0.5.exe

http://es.joydownload.com/wi/Urd7Tw1OWOsjKJNIObg2bQ/1398235786/1/3/1/.../audacity-2.0.5.exe

http://pt.joydownload.com/wi/0urzhfiwNeHR8mb25gZFWQ/1399132141/1/3/1/.../audacity-2.0.5.exe

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