driver_setup.exe

Acer Crystal Eye webcam

Software Association LLC

The application driver_setup.exe by Software Association has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 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 jdcdnnet.blob.core.windows.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Software Association LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Acer Crystal Eye webcam

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
7b285454b706ca765b1786376c1e7c60

SHA-1:
c8b58dc60702a3959ba2df552f7c7b69888084cd

SHA-256:
100ff9b5827957d4cb346ae35acaacd537b729bcb1f84299fd50cf934fb87db9

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
12/28/2024 11:38:39 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2015.06.05

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3088

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.1565

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-855157
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9759
9.0.1.0156

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11737

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.204.16146

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.06.05.01

McAfee
Artemis!7B285454B706
5600.6744

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dqybgj
0.30.24.1636

Panda Antivirus
PUP/OpenCandy
15.06.05.01

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
40838

File size:
418.1 KB (428,144 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\driver_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/13/2015 1:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/22/2016 1:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Software Association LLC, O=Software Association LLC, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Dnipropetrovs'ka Oblast', C=UA

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0E1FC80B1C57AD69AA6F8D65D1CF90CF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 11:53:00 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:eiucV6ar6o0z7qaseBiQVVgbhcM9MbAoO87oLY8DLRBHKQ4hBGjeb:eiucT0z7lse0hiVEoOh7xBN4hBGjm

Entry address:
0x331C

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, 30, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 92, 42, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, E4, 91, 42, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, 90, 06, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, 7C, 93, 40, 00, 68, E0, 81, 42, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8534

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

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

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