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tap-windows.exe

OpenVPN Technologies, Inc.

The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from expressvpn.zendesk.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
OpenVPN Technologies, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4b9f1d24c1fe569541f1933893442da9

SHA-1:
47b3a2d10663d9adf71cbdbe5e368349bfa08f78

SHA-256:
a3fe9050e1fb4ead9646af09af808b9973db016b33854965b7cbfb262bdd897c

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 5:26:34 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
221.3 KB (226,616 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OpenVPN Technologies, Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
8/13/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/2/2016 2:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN="OpenVPN Technologies, Inc.", O="OpenVPN Technologies, Inc.", L=Pleasanton, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
04D54DC0A2016B263EEEB255D321056E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:7Lk395hYXJOypKuu2nuMJqkn8vOBr4D1A2IosqMvw8WoNYeHnuMJqcR:7Qq+OuMP8vWrGLPvVoNDHuMd

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7396

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file tap-windows.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

AirVPN  by AirVPN - https://airvpn.org
Publisher's description - “Uses OpenVPN to establish the connection between your computer and our servers. OpenVPN is the most reliable and secure solution for encrypted tunnels, offering a higher than military degree of security. Forget PPTP or other unsecure protocols.”
airvpn.org
23% remove it
IncognitoVPN  by IncognitoVPN
About 9% of users remove it
tigerVPN  by Tiger At Work
www.tigervpn.com
About 5% of users remove it
 
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The file tap-windows.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 10 URLs.

https://expressvpn.zendesk.com/attachments/token/.../?name=tap-windows-9.21.1.exe

http://forumscnetfrance.digidip.net/visit?url=https://swupdate.openvpn.org/community/releases/tap-windows-9.21.1.exe&ppref=https://.../

http://swupdate.openvpn.org/community/.../tap-windows-9.21.1.exe

https://swupdate.openvpn.org/cdn-cgi/.../chk_jschl?jschl_vc=e7dc7076e26e03a29ac8060b927588cb&pass=1472250793.925-aJ1SfPOwb2&jschl_answer=9

http://build.openvpn.net/downloads/.../tap-windows-9.21.1.exe

https://mega.nz/temporary/.../GpoyVapA

http://www31.zippyshare.com/d/nRktv6KY/.../tap-windows-9.21.1.exe

http://www31.zippyshare.com/d/nRktv6KY/.../tap-windows-9.21.1.exe

https://swupdate.openvpn.org/cdn-cgi/.../chk_captcha?id=27174281dd4a0c05&g-recaptcha-response=03AHJ_VutqAa3vRCeGgjN2k8ehCbGSWRv_0sBvlSWYMuZHEJu83maG3QUg4pan5k4V6eQ3W387uCEtx0elAVgq6xA-HT16MSnuxuued56yf-IIIqLe-3qdWXs0HTBEbjYfkDb4m_vQFkPU_6bYdKqp4GniRVPy1nlYDFuH5JUpnCuSIw6TDwk9MgQbkQR3Hl7IT8ZWLnGml2me5KbcApKqWNdmIUQE6chJk74-99X-iiZqFfEmtQbTgSbdm8ueUnPgDGPMBk5qwRGJV13W61Op1qIqCGFQ7baSBwvO1BELB0Hy776JlTwkYfSXnOix9-iOzCfcqbaIgzskrisCMFOQB9NMxHVA3bPoBS55Qe0Upc4BFzLvxGKvP1PT1wAIR3oJS-MISCBbE_eSWw4z2EY07V6Az__kMbhfRE4WBa0e8WAy9QVLBtqo8anhVothKgY4E0W595rOWHkPCpVkcDaceWQWi9SiIukWUQ0-RIgjlENb29Q2GHA8pwfxPQN2uEEE6ryfvG-uQPaLQzFELobwqtjAjIrTqn2VsJNoPwecLwPWdFfh2DET1jnkosm9TjjBkYQX30Gis3ln56FevOOuFrj7yXEzqEgpgkxJOQZ88WLaWNGuF2KoyTfiHMwXP-DwbDeRCO49IZXmFWmOb9YQ5fOksG6YNUBVwjcZeDfn8qFru6RrJ8w0xJmmyM7iHGt0klN5vEpqzbJSUP6Fr4WpStQ4ynHIxWM04yhiRPw5PgBYw9uSLcAiiU13XpSMbGEO6r4z6u88mkPI7sSXMPl9W8kl9tzskY-0EQ5dGfiEOnV2Yi98xc5rSbew4-VFOr0bBchAWrqvQN4I9RPW4Q6IMaukkmJV1miZlARLt-xzwrka30gTaW8BnYTAtn1heMbynDkOe2wR2W

https://swupdate.openvpn.org/community/.../tap-windows-9.21.1.exe

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