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doubletwistsetup.exe

doubleTwist Corporation

The application doubletwistsetup.exe by doubleTwist has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 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 gsf-cf.softonic.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
doubleTwist Corporation  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fc44368d41e37efc3ae810f35009de38

SHA-1:
39ac065659325c7799809f5838c3385a9e3aed23

SHA-256:
d234dfe284859cd9f8662a5c09a47fad357da0daef6bbf496deba1ddcb5ab41a

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
11/14/2024 3:11:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9976

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Adware_fam.NB
7/8/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.07.08.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.doubleTwistCorporation.Q
14.7.10.2

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_OPENCANDY
7.2.189

Trend Micro
ADW_OPENCANDY
10.465.08

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.7.10

File size:
1.2 MB (1,297,888 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
doubleTwist Corporation

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/22/2011 12:18:55 PM

Valid to:
2/23/2012 12:18:54 PM

Subject:
CN=doubleTwist Corporation, O=doubleTwist Corporation, L=San Francisco, S=CA, C=US

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

Serial number:
0100000000012E4E904F9E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/6/2011 10:31:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:EmJf0O671joI2s1Mws4rHv71uxRczrWt9BNW0fp44K4:EZfjx6T4bv7YbF6k

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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Entropy:
7.3310

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

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

http://gsf-cf.softonic.com/39a/c06/.../file?SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=no&id_file=81013&instance=softonic_fr&type=PROGRAM&Expires=1435452581&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJUA62FNWTI37JTGQ&Signature=LPw-eKrkKPl-tmWSy4ZpH0qS1KxhPhQ~ki3HAbNqbkX096E7E7D1S5pdiD4ebQ39W0AbLCm197gR5qNGeh9XI7qR4Pi7wpaznYpGUIj4S6G~oHRgsDyvQCd6DSDCeJo1bxfA3mqVZnUQ0p-py5ypOZv9KJrIELpv-VMBDdt2OWs_&filename=doubleTwistSetup.exe

http://download.doubletwist.com/doubleTwistSetup.exe

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