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Free Audio Converter 5.0.21.1212

DVDVideoSoft Ltd.

The application freeaudioconverter.exe, “Free Audio Converter 5.0.21.1212 Setup ” by DVDVideoSoft has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 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 download.dvdvideosoft.com.
Publisher:
DVDVideoSoft Ltd.   (signed by DVDVideoSoft Ltd.)

Product:
Free Audio Converter 5.0.21.1212

Description:
Free Audio Converter 5.0.21.1212 Setup

Version:
5.0.21.1212

MD5:
c48e4a635ccacfe67ff3559eab363104

SHA-1:
b47d6544cd629308a4b4fc700703d6126178ab4b

SHA-256:
1a7d2d20691eba7242537407c2b2b96a55c650aba0bf40a4a8f0d84a01ef338d

Scanner detections:
2 / 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:
11/4/2024 5:07:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
9.7949

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
15.8.22.10

File size:
26.2 MB (27,508,752 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.21.1212

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DVDVideoSoft Ltd.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
7/16/2010 2:34:18 AM

Valid to:
7/16/2013 2:34:16 AM

Subject:
E=question@dvdvideosoft.com, CN=DVDVideoSoft Ltd., O=DVDVideoSoft Ltd., L=Roseau Valley, S=Dominica, C=DM

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

Serial number:
01000000000129DA2C9832

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/20/2011 9:16:50 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:ZO4JgJEzjrafm3Tul5MNlZekl6uvSazRbmrscrW5NA2FKprTwroYQNSyaIXBGnKB:ZJMCjymjYMzZek8ySkGWoAYrT4XUDtB

Entry address:
0x16478

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, B0, 52, 41, 00, E8, AC, 03, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 45, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 01, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, AB, 41, 00, E8, 4E, EC, FF, FF, E8, F5, E7, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, 7F, 84, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, AC, D6, 41, 00, E8, E2, E9, FE, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, AC, D6, 41, 00, B2, 01...
 
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Entropy:
7.9997

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
84 KB (86,016 bytes)

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

http://download.dvdvideosoft.com/FreeAudioConverter.exe

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