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mirc715_2.exe

mIRC

mIRC Co. Ltd.

The application mirc715_2.exe by mIRC Co has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 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.
Publisher:
mIRC Co. Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
mIRC

Version:
7.15

MD5:
7edc8f8ea28b437d432716f332ddaf4c

SHA-1:
de8de8090ba7d315bbca549598093c09e5e0c90c

SHA-256:
9aa81e71b1b99cc24b24db7f70bc018ac9e146afb55d3271d06a9fbfc47e5708

Scanner detections:
5 / 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:
11/5/2024 1:34:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.Clod8c7.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.10399

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Adware_fam.NB
10/2/2014

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
14.10.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.10.02.09

File size:
2 MB (2,078,272 bytes)

Product version:
7.15

Copyright:
Copyright © 1995-2010 mIRC Co. Ltd.

Trademarks:
mIRC® is a Registered Trademark of mIRC Co. Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\mirc715_2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
mIRC Co. Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/25/2010 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/12/2011 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=mIRC Co. Ltd., OU=Secure Application Development, O=mIRC Co. Ltd., L=London, S=London, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0B40414482977145A318BCDF69A55FDE

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:AyIcMXIbxvVfuV1ixrAEl1MGi7tAkyoeSaVfZLMlP:A4UAzfZxkEXMB7yo5J5

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:
7.9939

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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