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freemp4videoconverter.exe

Free MP4 Video Converter

Digital Wave Ltd

The application freemp4videoconverter.exe, “Free MP4 Video Converter Setup ” by Digital Wave has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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 dl.cdn.chip.de and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
DVDVideoSoft Ltd.   (signed by Digital Wave Ltd)

Product:
Free MP4 Video Converter

Description:
Free MP4 Video Converter Setup

Version:
5.0.61.805

MD5:
7f7222bf98926694f45e9c4da5c96e80

SHA-1:
ad3429e0e07f9a10abb4f7cf6bbc28b4508641eb

SHA-256:
8c0b54d42a347951de1d81fbc17fd903bdd29cd4ea1bfe6e85dc878d45ed7f93

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:
11/22/2024 5:20:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.576
9.0.1.0222

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12067

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
8/10/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.OpenCandy
15.8.25

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
15.8.10.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC.a!1075357520
23.00.65.15808

File size:
27.9 MB (29,217,008 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.61.805

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\freemp4videoconverter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Digital Wave Ltd

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/23/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/23/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Wave Ltd, O=Digital Wave Ltd, L=London, S=London, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
1825ED6422D189492317AAD87B5382C5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 10:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:orfbV/TKm5kSoDP+XJjvAa8x4+QjDDRiSnZ4p5qDcn8q1Xz6Gzu9gE5HEMxEwlhX:qfPkrDPozAa8x4+MELKcnFZzu/xso

Entry address:
0x113BC

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, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file freemp4videoconverter.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://dl.cdn.chip.de/downloads/.../FreeMP4VideoConverter5.0.61.805.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/44/51/.../FreeMP4VideoConverter.exe

http://off.dvdvideosoft.net/.../FreeMP4VideoConverter.exe

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