codec-setup-1016.exe

The executable codec-setup-1016.exe has been detected as malware by 3 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.pe-waxo.com.
MD5:
77ea4b06ff0e2b11cea6e106c6f25fac

SHA-1:
6451bb1c13302193283c9fcab14ad5d3e8b8485d

SHA-256:
355696c1c043d2445181e8512eacc753bee3ab73d69ec368124c9f89c0f280b3

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 7:30:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
160518-2

ESET NOD32
NSIS/TrojanDownloader.Adload.R trojan
8.0.319.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.223.281.0

File size:
78.8 KB (80,698 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\codec-setup-1016.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:YLXB65939tY6HBg4sXJVc4Romu/TIz0bCjNuWALnV3S8qcy4c0eHf:YLk395hYXJVc45JbuWMnRjy4M/

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.2741

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file codec-setup-1016.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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