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OCCleanupTool.exe

OpenCandy Cleanup tool

OpenCandy Inc.

The application OCCleanupTool.exe by OpenCandy has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It 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 secure.giga-downloads.de and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
OpenCandy Inc  (signed by OpenCandy Inc.)

Product:
OpenCandy Cleanup tool

Version:
1.0.0.7

MD5:
3f6e6f85bd232117af6968a61a20224c

SHA-1:
c89bc0438abf8fe6573dc61a2846f81cc6f024d8

SHA-256:
5da59168acff44af12ca0463ab8b2f4f3d00dd931fb09826cfb1729ee56c707c

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
12/25/2024 12:54:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.N
14.8.7.20

File size:
134.8 KB (138,024 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.7

Copyright:
(c) 2012 OpenCandy Inc. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
OCCleanupTool.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\opencandy's cleanup tool\occleanuptool.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OpenCandy Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/25/2011 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/15/2014 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OpenCandy Inc., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=OpenCandy Inc., L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6FFC263A351134194CF16E1E6D0E0806

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/4/2013 12:55:48 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:yPHBtpXEnlFK1f7ULYC/boutZvXA6wBhSiIV0y:KwlYzUtboSl+LSBOy

Entry address:
0x3E2E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, F0, 42, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 20, FD, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, CD, CE, 03, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, DA, F2, 00, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 00, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.4244

Code size:
64 KB (65,536 bytes)

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

https://secure.giga-downloads.de/dl/.../

http://opencandy.com/.../OCCleanupTool.exe

http://download.pcwelt.de/area_release/files/68/8B/.../OCCleanupTool.exe

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