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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 swupdate.openvpn.org and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
OpenVPN Technologies, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ac9b2624ef366742c9ad32b86225a251

SHA-1:
f74c6c5212bcb9b801b3aec6ae8aac9651b212b6

SHA-256:
02e1013ee8d548edc3fbafab672977ea8c677cf1f0b57018652fcf2a2411cbfb

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 1:53:21 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
234.9 KB (240,536 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\tap-windows.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OpenVPN Technologies, Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
8/13/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/2/2016 3:00:00 PM

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

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

Serial number:
0D587AA4BCEB8DA561CA0C5BCA964FB2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 1:50:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:OLk395hYXJOypK+o1nuMJqaYUVBhDTex1z7hACUntKocCxibbnwc6Smb2NYehon/:OQq+ruM3pBhXest5cCxibBmCNDguMn

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:
7.7566

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
Dacloud VPN  by Dacloud.me
www.dacloud.me
About 4% of users remove it
Free VPN by Jailbreak VPN  by Jailbreak VPN
www.JailbreakVPN.com
About 4% of users remove it
S4UVPNSurfer  by S4UVPNSurfer
s4uvpnsurfer.com
About 3% of users remove it
TorGuard Proxy  by TorGuard
43% remove it
WebPort Connects Client  by Spectrum Controls
About 1% of users remove it
WorldVPN  by WorldVPN
www.worldvpn.net
37% remove it
Zenlink  by Zenlink
zenlink.fr
About 6% of users remove it
 
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The file tap-windows.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 13 URLs.

https://swupdate.openvpn.org/cdn-cgi/l/.../HJZz&jschl_answer=4946

ftp://190.157.197.78/Documentos/programas/office/Off1ce 2O16 64Bits/Office 2016/KMSpico.v10.1.6.FINAL-heldigard/KMSpico Only Service/.../tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe

http://download1137.mediafire.com/voa3zbc2iqyg/.../TAP-Windows 9.9.2.exe

http://build.openvpn.net/downloads/.../tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe

http://download1137.mediafire.com/880502f0q8rg/.../TAP-Windows 9.9.2.exe

http://download1137.mediafire.com/pelkp17javpg/.../TAP-Windows 9.9.2.exe

https://www.worldvpn.net/.../dl.php?type=d&id=23

http://download730.mediafire.com/1ss0rnsoppag/.../TAP-Windows 9.9.2.exe

https://swupdate.openvpn.org/cdn-cgi/.../chk_jschl?jschl_vc=612d89bde9222afd192dd80f57695b3d&pass=1465811286.464-lwyA47ZBtd&jschl_answer=85

ftp://90.77.182.244/S:/descargas/Activador windows 10/KMSpico.v10.1.6.FINAL-heldigard/KMSpico Only Service/.../tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe

https://swupdate.openvpn.org/community/.../tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe

http://download1104.mediafire.com/dm55o3dceidg/.../TAP-Windows 9.9.2.exe

http://swupdate.openvpn.org/community/.../tap-windows-9.9.2_3.exe

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