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media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.8.setup.exe

Cole Williams Software Limited

The application media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.8.setup.exe by Cole Williams Software Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 www.techspot.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Media Player - Codec Pack  (signed by Cole Williams Software Limited)

Product:
Media Player - Codec Pack

Version:
4.3.8.0610

MD5:
1d77d0ce387802476fb0de705ad5a389

SHA-1:
e9852bcde7c7f34293aaa6c6bf780029e0d02836

SHA-256:
9f6e78b36ddb7b87fbde7f982a7d560d7f541f34fc4abbf50e8d1db8d917bc57

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:
12/26/2024 12:42:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3081

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.137
9.0.1.0163

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11769

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
6/12/2015

G Data
NSIS.Application.OpenCandy
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16210

McAfee
Artemis!2A69647E32A1
5600.6737

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_.A632A135
7.2.163

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
41028

File size:
39.1 MB (41,006,544 bytes)

Copyright:
© 2015 Cole Williams

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.8.setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cole Williams Software Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/7/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/7/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Cole Williams Software Limited, O=Cole Williams Software Limited, STREET=36 HIGH STREET, L=CLEETHORPES, S=North East Lincolnshire, PostalCode=DN35 8JN, C=GB

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

Serial number:
7B34F7BF986A7A767AD50C2534671750

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:Qr4DAb3E46e/aIUGWhcwrX89LmXC2rAnYGjqkkamcdrzBq:Qb0Te57WqwrXL1CpjxAcdrzBq

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9997

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.8.setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 10 URLs.

http://www.techspot.com/downloads/downloadnow/.../?evp=91e732b318425e6b223e571227a97a6c&file=1

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/A06EE27B-BF05-40EE-B6C1-490B9825333D/FinalDownload/DownloadId-2305E2C3A8F3FB4BE6CFDBE750701EC6/A06EE27B-BF05-40EE-B6C1-490B9825333D/s/software/14/41/09/.../media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.8.setup.exe

http://down.filepuma.com/files/video-and-audio/.../Media_Player_Codec_Pack_v4.3.8.exe

http://download.mediaplayercodecpack.com/files/.../media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.8.setup.exe

http://download.mediaplayercodecpack.com/files/.../media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.8.setup.exe

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/8b0231e6c8a6c4ddd31e3baf4501c119/55dae718/soft/.../media-player-codec-pack_4-3-8_fr_209486.exe

http://www.techspot.com/downloads/downloadnow/.../?evp=fc5ca71c20a23b0d6503144b44dc67a2&file=1

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/41/09/.../media.player.codec.pack.v4.3.8.setup.exe

https://www.mediaplayercodecpack.com/download.php?download=codecpack

http://www.mediaplayercodecpack.com/download.php?download=codecpack

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