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BestCodecsPackSetup.exe

Giraffe Tech Software LLC

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The application BestCodecsPackSetup.exe by Giraffe Tech Software has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallBrain installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.softizone.com.
Publisher:
BestCodecsPack  (signed by Giraffe Tech Software LLC)

Product:
BestCodecsPack

Version:
14.7.9.8

MD5:
65263c3061105ac5b61c958270a7726c

SHA-1:
2e0bea05e8bf6082e846689bcdb1c9e539dceee5

SHA-256:
4bdd07477b11c4ddecb453bc2b68f7e9d83bc8e531c53a198e00c1ea7a71102f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 4:38:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Performersoft.GiraffeT.Bundler (M)
16.5.10.0

File size:
1.3 MB (1,357,480 bytes)

Product version:
14.7.9.8

Copyright:
Copyright 2014

Original file name:
BestCodecsPackSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Giraffe Tech Software LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/19/2013 5:14:32 AM

Valid to:
12/19/2016 5:14:32 AM

Subject:
CN=Giraffe Tech Software LLC, O=Giraffe Tech Software LLC, L=Beaverton, S=Oregon, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27F9CD848ABDA8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/4/2014 8:57:21 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:RjQqIWaZvd3EXi6kgaINVZdkQaAUuEgYdBO+hkmDZs82kOUF4+mfM2nep9Me6QGd:eoQF3EXiTcNLefAUvVb3ZLOU+PepiyDO

Entry address:
0x9FC6

Entry point:
E8, 58, 4D, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, C7, 01, 5C, D5, 41, 00, E9, 23, FA, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, 5C, D5, 41, 00, E8, 10, FA, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, 9F, EC, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 47, 8D, 50, 08, 80, 3A, 00, 74, 3F, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4E, 04, 3B, C1, 74, 14, 83, C1, 08, 51, 52, E8, 51, 19, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, C0, 74, 04, 33, C0, EB, 24, F6, 06, 02, 74, 05, F6, 07, 08, 74, F2, 8B, 45, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.6836

Code size:
109 KB (111,616 bytes)

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

http://www.softizone.com/.../$mNQ8ZZlsKwdgthYY?v=18&;cid=3975&;clickid=0080820147132213542&;a=7&cid=3770&cert=gits&installer=debug-stub&resources=debug-resources&core=debug-pak&uninstaller=debug-uninstaller&maker=pth

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