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codec-setup.exe

The application codec-setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 anti-malware 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.
MD5:
037db0ec7a888bd1727b35530ebfd3d1

SHA-1:
3bd075988b38d58f7cc6a2b001b5a7070d8900a5

SHA-256:
78e6101b8a469180e9ab7f2fc8553c1b7209deed704e25e054176a729389d7dc

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/15/2025 4:30:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AgentCV.136471
7.11.200.132

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
150101-1

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.52754
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
NSIS/TrojanDownloader.Adload.R trojan
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Adload.R!tr
1/13/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-d1dcd27f
v6.4.7.1.166

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Downloader
10117

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00LU14
7.2.13

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00LU14
10.465.13

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36468

File size:
133.3 KB (136,471 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:spgpHzb9dZVX9fHMvG0D3XJF4Romu/TIz6jQUoSOcVf2bOJZaJX9TF3IfbmWyJ8G:6gXdZt9P6D3XJF45JbVeINJ4fi3lEVy

Entry address:
0x30FA

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, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.3060

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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