dx11.exe

DirectX

Innovative Systems LLC

The application dx11.exe by Innovative Systems has been detected as adware by 9 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 directx12.joydownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
DirectX

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
52e35ed67091968fbcb3992b2940ac36

SHA-1:
ae9f54da6bf4a041038331482890211a18718cad

SHA-256:
385d8f88ad760e1137672bcd642549f61b85f738a9dc5f382a3fa5e62887e668

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/25/2024 6:57:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140823

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3374

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
8.10172

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.08.23.04

McAfee
Adware-Opencandy
5600.7030

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovativeSystems.E
14.8.23.4

Sophos
Generic PUA KO
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0722
7.2.235

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
31726

File size:
489.8 KB (501,528 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\dx11.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/19/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/20/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Innovative Systems LLC, O=Innovative Systems LLC, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Dnepropetrovska oblast, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
450EACFE8D673E82864CE46BC1A92FCA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 6:53:11 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:UKcsMYhDvLTHAfpRxe2DOkmKUh/NioPtvAARyX:ksMYNHAfpRFUDPtTRyX

Entry address:
0x333E

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, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 78, 4F, 43, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, C4, 4E, 43, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, F0, B1, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, 7C, A3, 40, 00, 68, C0, 3E, 43, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, F0, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9153

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file dx11.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://directx12.joydownload.com/get_file/wUiS4WnYccXDyCf4UfO5CV530RJ0YyqsWxL7as6H7KFjviG2o2pgwJgELk31MeKoLXj/ylZSIGKOCeLkErM90e8/mJLIRR6avCX6BlT/.../SpMuYyDdZqtY6hV9QVX6vCzh9hshq9CnwSDzaUrcfwsDrJXBeNu1taFsdOOz9UHBtLYaOf1l3nqq9GCcheIzz1O82CWCx8VDMlu0qXcave4GkaXtO3cC5GektjRZW54z3nw6hMv9nnG sC8VPuo 6Qme8 8SCkW8qZbxRAcAvMjwpsei1HAhqzRyz3c8HSnjzDVT5opGp

http://directx12.joydownload.com/get_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj sXP7oQkEsnl0kPTmjHBj7cteQv U8/zC24jEwnskFdE3mbLv6N3u5x1xROSCGGOO1WOxj0bIjzsCXFQ2Z9y7 BFT8 3G8geeS943KmjpBoJ5ziVdIRinkGDU2nsQj7GyjBDfGB/9Ow4TrMT0VPuZue01NIaS0XHh1asbNNBBhhqLuAH98LJf5kuc3BHu7sEjE3/VtBJivJJvtLy0NloT/.../U0WmsZGp

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