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m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe

Free M4a to MP3 Converter

Soft Integrator Ltd.

The application m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe, “Free M4a to MP3 Converter Setup ” by Soft Integrator has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer 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:
ManiacTools.com   (signed by Soft Integrator Ltd.)

Product:
Free M4a to MP3 Converter

Description:
Free M4a to MP3 Converter Setup

MD5:
f08efdbf6344bb297b46f0a3ad1174ba

SHA-1:
5a2216e5ac02990b8447a36b0353f1ace0a55a7e

SHA-256:
2a9e7ddb394d7f6e63e8a5f2b9e6dab9fb72d8b1eabdf68a68b1f0c782037794

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
1/13/2025 10:59:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7758
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10752, Adware.Downware.8466
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto.Q potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
5/16/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.OpenCandy
15.5.24

McAfee
Artemis!65B4E34CC50E
5600.6764

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SoftIntegrator.Bundle.Installer.Meta (M)
16.2.24.9

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0427
7.2.136

File size:
6.7 MB (6,984,080 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Soft Integrator Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/18/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/19/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Soft Integrator Ltd., O=Soft Integrator Ltd., STREET=34-B Predslavinskaya, L=Kyiv, S=Kyiv, PostalCode=03150, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00940377CC336C213475B843DA476735C9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2014 8:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:YFGSVkKyasUbb9CSi/6R6i7bsjntZaHw5+k+TOqmunhLG8r:YFGSmKyasUbb9CH/6UiEjXaHr3C2h6k

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 m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://dl.cdn.chip.de/downloads/.../m4a-to-mp3-84converter.exe

http://software.thaiware.com/download_url.php?id=13842

http://www.maniactools.com/cgi-bin/.../m4a-to-mp3-converter_es.exe

http://www.maniactools.com/cgi-bin/.../m4a-to-mp3-converter_fr.exe

http://www.maniactools.com/.../m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe

http://www.maniactools.com/cgi-bin/.../m4a-to-mp3-converter.exe

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