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codec.exe

The application codec.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 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:
6ee8cbc4f360cbed447ea8ca14f426c2

SHA-1:
63985e763e16123af27584b98b5209317be459f0

SHA-256:
8df1d9eb5635139873077ca8409a4324df1827a663cdc6b8fc20309b46aca27a

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 10:56:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Adload.T
5733934

avast!
Evo-gen [Susp]
151024-0

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Adload.T
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
NSIS/TrojanDownloader.Adload.R trojan
7.0.302.0

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

Norman
Adware.Adload.T
28.10.2015 12:55:53

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Downloader
16.2.24.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
44454

File size:
105.7 KB (108,284 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 1:19:49 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:xuGUzMs5nHUp+hY9JH4GSrwf7nbLPn0Z4Romu/THs+Ij8GVFbnhbtp0adHMPji6b:Ad50ccSrwf7nbLPnI45GVGVrZVyPWq

Entry address:
0x39E9

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, A1, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 90, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 90, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 92, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, F8, 26, 7F, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, 10, 26, 7F, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, A3, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 91, 40, 00, 68, 04, A3, 40, 00, 68, 00, A6, 7E, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 84, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.6860

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 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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