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 3 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application 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 sp.any-video-converter.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Any-Video-Converter.com   (signed by Anvsoft Inc.)

Product:
Any Video Converter

Description:
Any Video Converter Setup

Version:
5.8.3

MD5:
01170229126e21761f732ab6fcbd0eab

SHA-1:
ae6a9391e443167643435f326440bb074fcd2cad

SHA-256:
79a365f04c458a0b579f69a77482c72f477b33c131292523c882a2a2ff88106c

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:
11/25/2024 12:45:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12060

G Data
Win32.Application.OpenCandy
15.8.25

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
15.8.7.17

File size:
36.2 MB (37,939,336 bytes)

Product version:
5.8.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\avc-free-upgrade.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/30/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/30/2016 12:59:59 AM

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 8:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:Bvl+Y5joFD5RU7tG0N6BuOPWtdKrOXHSxo8GK4ggjDYkJ:Bv95jMRZ0cWtG2yW8GKfk

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 36 URLs.

http://sp.any-video-converter.com/avc-free.exe

http://www1.any-video-converter.com/avc-free.exe

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

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

http://www6.any-video-converter.com/avc-free.exe

&onid=2194&oid=3001-2194_4-10661456&rsid=cbsidownloadcomsite&sl=en&sc=us&topicguid=video/converters&topicbrcrm=&pid=14447151&mfgid=6277389&merid=6277389&ctype=dm&cval=SPIGOTWIN&devicetype=desktop&pguid=be4cda4a5efc5ec750015a91&viewguid=XSRdzRYCRT61AlJ4K3NveWmxFIcPxigs5HNI&destUrl=http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/44/71/.../avc-free.exe

http://www.edev.co.il/download.php?rId=61

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

https://jalantikus.com/apps/download/.../

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

temp:avc-free.exe

&onid=2194&oid=3001-2194_4-10661456&rsid=cbsidownloadcomsite&sl=en&sc=us&topicguid=video/converters&topicbrcrm=&pid=14447151&mfgid=6277389&merid=6277389&ctype=dm&cval=SPIGOTWIN&devicetype=desktop&pguid=00d337954329413b95308527&viewguid=XbSz7Xvyi5uti3DWvSe6DXPNXCFuAg@UqJMb&destUrl=http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/44/71/.../avc-free.exe

Latest 30 of 36 download URLs

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