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 2 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 f25.softwaretop.net 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:
21848f9239ff0cccb7c250007a48dee2

SHA-1:
9df97b417c53958902d1876867b1b5233e107868

SHA-256:
6e36fe910ce8e7f24c09ee2fdee55578425d5c5460ebdc87747a269e6162419d

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:
11/2/2024 9:36:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
8.9491

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

File size:
6.1 MB (6,424,632 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/18/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/19/2017 2:59:59 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:
1/30/2013 5:21:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:SyXkVkK9asUbb9ChdLNww2Rixay8lz1hwWuW3w:SyXkmK9asUbb9CvB32M8XhpuWA

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 8 URLs.

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