avc-free-upgrade.exe

Any Video Converter

Anvsoft Inc.

The application avc-free-upgrade.exe, “Any Video Converter Setup ” by Anvsoft has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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 dl3.vessoft.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Any-Video-Converter.com   (signed by Anvsoft Inc.)

Product:
Any Video Converter

Description:
Any Video Converter Setup

Version:
5.8.6

MD5:
8111bcd423c041980d3f7bb7655e2d9f

SHA-1:
72f7e5ad22c7c6ba4174c58826c5e3cf93ea6e3f

SHA-256:
4e87a9d9368e7866335197e2cedfd2e0f73021d038ca80db4ac3678ede102886

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
11/25/2024 12:28:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/OpenCandy.Gen
8.3.2.2

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12575

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
11/16/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.OpenCandy
15.11.25

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OpenCandy.dyofpx
0.30.26.4437

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
15.11.16.17

File size:
36.3 MB (38,017,568 bytes)

Product version:
5.8.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\avc-free-upgrade.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/29/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/29/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Anvsoft Inc., O=Anvsoft Inc., STREET=1706 Overseas Chinese Venture Bldg., L=Shenzhen, S=Guangdong, PostalCode=518057, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C8DFA6D1F2E129D329AB37C4C454DA9A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2014 2:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:IgFUDo/Ah88LbibiLjNCB3SoPlfltbH1qmA3UL+AcpTYU9bQ:IgFba5Lbib+jNwS8l3bAxkL+XpTYA

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9998

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file avc-free-upgrade.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

http://dl3.vessoft.com/files2/a/anyvc_windows/5.8.6/.../avc-free.exe

http://filehippo.com/download/file/.../

http://filehippo.com/download/file/.../

https://thetalentconnection.careers/.../avc-free.exe

http://www.tamindir.com/indir/MjAxNS0xMS0yNCAxMDo0MToxMw==/any-video-converter/windows/.../

http://filehippo.com/download/file/.../

http://prosperent.com/click/api/linkaffiliator/apikey/f928e235acf6289df17cd4f06ee3ea09/sid/f_1e_49544x894x/location/http://cheapito.com/url/http://.../avc-free.exe

http://letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu/pC-yGZWdEi5EpEBffj_5dA/1454250890/.../avc-free.exe

http://share2.earthlinktele.com/download.aspx?file=1037035751&sig=MjAvMTEvMjAxNiAwMjo0OTozNw==

http://letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu/AeH4DhRmJh5hRNmexgUdGg/1434610741/.../avc-free.exe

http://dl-vip.appstore.baidu.co.th/.../anyvideoconverterfree-5.8.6.0.exe

http://letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu/jndVog4BZMJ1HPQkyIdARA/1448822780/.../avc-free.exe

http://filehippo.com/es/download/file/.../

http://filehippo.com/download/file/.../

http://letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu/8HYvb8NY7DKPg_Rmz0YY1w/1455441383/.../avc-free.exe

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