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dh254.exe

Install helper

OpenCandy Inc.

The application dh254.exe by OpenCandy has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 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:
Install helper

Version:
4.0.1.254

MD5:
dfa818ae73b19402d4ef3e4bc18e4424

SHA-1:
d70436a4d855e75e4b77861f279197aea234d417

SHA-256:
ea448ea344df399f8502a09aa8409556ac8c696a578bd189742f8c4e521639d3

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:
12/23/2024 7:10:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2015.10.12

AVG
OpenCandy.D
2016.0.2959

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.176
9.0.1.0284

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.E potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12389

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.10.11.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy (M)
15.10.11.18

Sophos
OpenCandy (PUA)
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OpenCandy/Variant
9575

VIPRE Antivirus
OpenCandy (PUA) (not malicious)
44460

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.OpenCandy.Win32.568
2.0.0.2439

File size:
193.6 KB (198,248 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.1.254

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2008 - 2015

Original file name:
InstHlpr.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\opencandy\10b460996701404baa31c955584a7af9\dh254.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:
3D96F95B7280804943B22EAAD87771E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/11/2015 2:22:33 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:VUQBVYrcVJdFSADxxeMEnY6m/POF+9fSER3CQG2CHOt0wPVYHYAc2298:iBEJlxYnY6m/WF+9f3hG2COt0wPX2D

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:
7.5724

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

Code size:
148 KB (151,552 bytes)

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