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DownloadX ActiveX Download Control 1.6

Software Development

The application downloadxpro.exe, “DownloadX ActiveX Download Control 1.6 Setup ” by Software Development has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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 software-files-a.cnet.com.
Publisher:
DownloadXCtrl.com   (signed by Software Development)

Product:
DownloadX ActiveX Download Control 1.6

Description:
DownloadX ActiveX Download Control 1.6 Setup

Version:
1.6.5.0

MD5:
0e36b632c1889b8cd9b467c84d59cdfc

SHA-1:
23a1a540f1d6df077316a68c80f600db4eeb3172

SHA-256:
36ed769d489f778345e019491caaf8340ba4d58628c91f625191fddcfdd678d5

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
11/5/2024 2:23:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.6
9.0.1.071

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy potentially unsafe
10.11123

F-Prot
W32/S-7704f0e5
v6.4.7.1.166

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OpenCandy.cufxmc
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Small.DRP
11.20160311

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.3.11.11

File size:
4.2 MB (4,395,808 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.5.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Development

Authority:
Unizeto Technologies S.A.

Valid from:
10/7/2011 9:00:58 AM

Valid to:
10/6/2012 9:00:58 AM

Subject:
E=info@downloadxctrl.com, CN=DownloadXCtrl.com, OU=Software Development, O=Software Development, C=HR

Issuer:
CN=Certum Code Signing CA, OU=Certum Certification Authority, O=Unizeto Technologies S.A., C=PL

Serial number:
5D64D7D1F6DEC33E6798DA9FF3E3B4F1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:8ktHkvTjDZ8Qtjx+k9yRY223K4wD2NM/W+tlVUbL9avI:pRkvTeKokYRYt3QiwWMV6havI

Entry address:
0x9C18

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, AE, 94, FF, FF, E8, B5, A6, FF, FF, E8, 44, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, D4, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 9D, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 5A, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Entropy:
7.9985

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file downloadxpro.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/12/20/.../79/DownloadXPro.exe

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