daemon tools lite.exe

DAEMON Tools Lite

Disc Soft Ltd

The application daemon tools lite.exe, “DAEMON Tools Lite Setup” by Disc Soft has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 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 download1435.mediafire.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Disc Soft Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
DAEMON Tools Lite

Description:
DAEMON Tools Lite Setup

Version:
10.0.0.0054.0

MD5:
6911cdbe6be945ffe7017b79c7d472ed

SHA-1:
9510f8bd3b90422694e905accc1a66223dad69b4

SHA-256:
0f8d9c4389fdc61390b6fc1db82d21447368d29f69b74ca3fc3841043664b726

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
11/23/2024 2:57:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.55
9.0.1.0141

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11660

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
15.5.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.OpenCandy
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.15979

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.05.21.09

McAfee
Generic Obfuscated.c
5600.6759

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OpenCandy.dqfxyu
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.12.4.6

File size:
18.4 MB (19,312,736 bytes)

Product version:
10.0.0.0054.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2000-2015

Original file name:
DAEMON Tools Lite10.0.0.0054.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\daemon tools lite.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/10/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/10/2018 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Disc Soft Ltd, O=Disc Soft Ltd, POBox=P.O. Box 2284, STREET="16 Albert Hoy Avenue,", STREET=Belama Phase 1, L=Belize City, S=Belize, PostalCode=BZ, C=BZ

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

Serial number:
3518D51446F5F78DCA9F6E76FEE27EEF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/10/2010 2:19:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:nYHt7N/8mNzh87FlkWZ2Lduybo9PE0Gz6X81/B5EBt2nv8KlY:nYNpU08RVZnoME0mIM8kY

Entry address:
0x354B

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, 84, 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, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 06, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, 05, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 86, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 86, 40, 00, 68, A0, 85, 46, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file daemon tools lite.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 13 URLs.

http://download1435.mediafire.com/x9gqhyded8lg/.../Deamon Tools Lite (installer).exe

http://download1435.mediafire.com/pxv400u8d81g/.../Deamon Tools Lite (installer).exe

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