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dh233.exe

Installation helper

OpenCandy Inc.

The application dh233.exe by OpenCandy has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars.
Publisher:
OpenCandy  (signed by OpenCandy Inc.)

Product:
Installation helper

Version:
4.0.1.233

MD5:
7b2d275995d8ef2e82aa651bbce89d20

SHA-1:
48845189339734c0eaa096f587758729d6ba4ed7

SHA-256:
e73b3f8f76af02e3185d5b82714096464f55e7d54fca3e0a81895a7fd0f09361

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
12/23/2024 10:21:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2015.10.11

AVG
OpenCandy.D
2016.0.2939

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.184
9.0.1.0304

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.E potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12387

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
10/31/2015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.10.31.06

McAfee
Artemis!7B2D275995D8
5600.6595

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy (M)
15.10.31.18

Sophos
OpenCandy (PUA)
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OpenCandy/Variant
9535

VIPRE Antivirus
OpenCandy (PUA) (not malicious)
44442

File size:
193.6 KB (198,248 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.1.233

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2008 - 2015

Original file name:
IHelper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\rpeng\393f92d6d7e04767be5e1c90de128e67\dh233.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OpenCandy Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/24/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/25/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OpenCandy Inc., O=OpenCandy Inc., STREET="510 Market St #301", L=San Diego, S=CA, PostalCode=92101, C=US

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

Serial number:
0B88C871F68A9102FD1B743704369247

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/9/2015 4:26:45 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:SUQBVY3cVJdFSADxxeMEnY6m/POF+9fSER3CQG2CHOt0wPVYHOwU22/3:xBgJlxYnY6m/WF+9f3hG2COt0wP12y

Entry address:
0x728B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 44, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, FB, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.5725

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
148 KB (151,552 bytes)

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