avc-free.exe

Any Video Converter

Anvsoft Inc.

The application avc-free.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 filehippo.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Any-Video-Converter.com   (signed by Anvsoft Inc.)

Product:
Any Video Converter

Description:
Any Video Converter Setup

Version:
5.8.4

MD5:
f6e90457ead97551e254de4fe79266e8

SHA-1:
390a1f48bab7935e43420c1f77a52a0af0929ed5

SHA-256:
a066e5757ae8310368a9668b92abf69ce396af97dc0f336adba03de807b06577

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 5:02:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
AdLoad.OpenCandy
2016.0.2982

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12275

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
9/18/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.OpenCandy
15.9.25

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
15.9.18.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34732

File size:
36.2 MB (37,973,920 bytes)

Product version:
5.8.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avc-free.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/30/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/30/2016 1:59:59 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 9:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:+BdblwKvqKDfOi+CVNHu0Tq7RiwIbB8h8V0qfx0Y8joXnT:MlzvqaGLCVNH1q78fbB8hJqr8j8nT

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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file avc-free.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 23 URLs.

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

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

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

http://dl.cdn.chip.de/downloads/.../avc-free_5.8.4.exe

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