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The application setup latest.exe, “Free Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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.
Product:
Free

Description:
Free Setup

MD5:
4d1d69f5ffac58c55be8279b00598902

SHA-1:
350c5eeb6ab796f5ca9ff6553f1195dd5c45424b

SHA-256:
eb6dfa65c9cf5a777cb3a775b67e5b1ea8cf7473831577d37d15d7e71018ed68

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:
1/14/2025 2:57:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160416

AVG
AdLoad.OpenCandy
2017.0.2772

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.16416

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.39
9.0.1.0107

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
10.11249

McAfee
Artemis!4D1D69F5FFAC
5600.6428

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.4.16.10

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R03EH05LS14
7.2.107

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
38002

File size:
2.7 MB (2,796,884 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:C9qaXM2kjySbAFCdioWVPAG3js13cTO8jQr6js+j6Nn7gvwkTNlQ0xHx+vJ3Qts7:MqdySSgixV1zs13cTO85s+47gvxXR+x5

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9967

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file setup latest.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download1865.mediafire.com/m477r5k81pdg/.../Setup Latest.exe

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