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codec.exe

The application codec.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 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:
9c9d9aa871e57325208a3860a2ab294a

SHA-1:
d5c4ee6044a9e82dc4fcef420d77642bb0bb78d6

SHA-256:
7e88aeaca83a7a66457f0773d3b005dc3324aa97357acea9f23a93eff1519d30

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 7:49:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Adload
2015.08.09

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dldr.Adload.100769.1
8.3.1.6

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
150717-0

ESET NOD32
NSIS/TrojanDownloader.Adload.R trojan
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.00IMIY
15.8.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of tmp5a54.tmp
2015.9.17.7

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adload
15.0.0.543

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.AdLoad.drxdka
0.30.24.3079

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.08.09.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.d1b
1.0.0.1015

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.189D4F89!412962697
23.00.65.15807

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R021C0PFF15
10.465.09

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
42730

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AdLoad.Win32.823
2.0.0.2341

File size:
98.4 KB (100,769 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 11:20:04 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:vGarUa6LowvuhdNYh2Gf9rg6hzGPnK4Romu/THs1WW5vjVF2szhYTJfnOjTBGZjN:V5BuYAVrgUCPnK45GODUtO5GZkcqw

Entry address:
0x38AF

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, 68, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 90, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 92, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, EB, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, EA, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, A2, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 91, 40, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 6A, 47, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, F0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.1172

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 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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