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codec.exe

The application codec.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from down.pe-waxo.com.
MD5:
592e4f0753c8115aa80f04d964019c49

SHA-1:
2d2cb3cadfc9448b440c5231952559df044af84b

SHA-256:
852d6e27d0066b8685216c32462d0837c76b7a53f9d1c0d8739e18b2581f0b42

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 7:46:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Evo-gen [Susp]
160503-1

ESET NOD32
NSIS/TrojanDownloader.Adload.R trojan
7.0.302.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adload
15.0.0.562

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.225.283.0

Norman
Adware.Generic.1314899
19.05.2016 01:04:49

File size:
91.2 KB (93,420 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 1:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:wVdePelp2Xy+tuQOzOYE5aXPnX4Romu/THsF8hbNTZ6+CD/PnKtbs+bRGe06Pby:rweqOYEUXPnX45GxZZwD/Pwbs+b8eB+

Entry address:
0x39E3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.0215

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

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

http://down.pe-waxo.com/.../codec.exe

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