connectifyinstaller_3.exe

Connectify

The application connectifyinstaller_3.exe by Connectify has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.hosoft.ru and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Connectify  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a98681c41e0f69e54ced6d901ad628f9

SHA-1:
9b8cf656715448bffdb535d582ac897de58f2078

SHA-256:
230429c6ad2a3ba9436c175e63fe8b42ff81a6d0af27a104c6c7214e8acba525

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 7:57:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.Clod449.Trojan
1.3.0.6185

ESET NOD32
8.10654

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/OpenCandy
11/3/2014

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
14.11.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.11.03.03

McAfee
Adware-OpenCandy.dll
5600.6957

Norman
Suspicious_Gen2.QQFKF
11.20141103

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.12.1.20

Sophos
OpenCandy
4.98

File size:
2.2 MB (2,314,120 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\connectifyinstaller_3.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/20/2010 3:48:35 PM

Valid to:
5/21/2011 3:48:28 PM

Subject:
CN=Connectify, O=Connectify, L=Philadelphia, S=PA, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign ObjectSign CA, OU=ObjectSign CA, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
01000000000128B665BA0F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:53:18 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:fv2/DegxmQ/Ft9AJeUruc+Dn3j1urPSh9egWgZ:ADhxT/F/kS1D+q/egWgZ

Entry address:
0x36A0

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 88, A7, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 63, 42, 00, E8, EE, 2E, 00, 00, A3, 04, 63, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, B0, 0C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 81, 40, 00, 68, 10, A8, 40, 00, 68, 00, 5B, 42, 00, E8, F4, 29, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, BF, 00, C0, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, E2, 29, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file connectifyinstaller_3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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