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OOO DIGITAL VEI

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application codec.exe, “Web Setup ” by OOO DIGITAL VEI 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from down.pe-waxo.com.
Publisher:
Program   (signed by OOO DIGITAL VEI)

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

Version:
4.8.2.2

MD5:
3e8401ac723b5b02ebad7a3904f2ee79

SHA-1:
a719888eb262fc64b2cc14167f9919483c7102cb

SHA-256:
b5c9d5d38c916ba9b46d6b9c67ac1181ea4a7cd3d9524ee72a9553b6d5c8d086

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:
11/27/2024 7:50:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOODIGIT.Installer (M)
16.5.15.11

File size:
793.6 KB (812,600 bytes)

Product version:
3.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OOO DIGITAL VEI

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/27/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/27/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OOO DIGITAL VEI, OU=Software Transfer Cloud, O=OOO DIGITAL VEI, STREET="UL BRATISLAVSKAYA, D 21, KORP 1", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=109451, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C400C87FB034645047FEC00823246BE2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SSRlNDWRhsCA/HTaBUY87V6hLyDTnOs04m8NTB:SA7DWECWHTaBRyV6hnsF79

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9213

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 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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