power_plan_assistant_31c_setup_09042014.exe

Power Plan Assistant

Vladimir Plenskiy Software

The application power_plan_assistant_31c_setup_09042014.exe, “Power Plan Assistant Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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:
Vladimir Plenskiy Software

Product:
Power Plan Assistant

Description:
Power Plan Assistant Setup

Version:
3.1.0.0

MD5:
894ffa90998a8acdf2945c6788e4bf6a

SHA-1:
1316869a3b4a2cff20dccacb66a2ea6d8b2cd484

SHA-256:
3936ee04119ce178f40c3ff4f5b1e1b1500b200d720413513443df852b03155d

Scanner detections:
4 / 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 7:24:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
OpenCandy
2015.0.3356

ESET NOD32
8.10376

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OpenCandy.cuxjkl
0.28.2.61942

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.12.1.3

File size:
2 MB (2,104,506 bytes)

Product version:
3.1c

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\power_plan_assistant_31c_setup_09042014.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 11:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:ZCePGXm6oZ3SefTSuKwdiXhhjfzxP3+OUmmqCAFHFGTtv:0jXEJbEJn9P3I9qCAJkN

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 power_plan_assistant_31c_setup_09042014.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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