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win8dvd_setup.exe

Choice Installer

Windfunction

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application win8dvd_setup.exe by Windfunction has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.win8dvd.com.
Publisher:
Windfunction  (signed and verified)

Product:
Choice Installer

MD5:
0956db96df49b238ef8b570a7c8f36a0

SHA-1:
68e4dd5c3ebbd13f78eca0216c5f9e7c43ed056e

SHA-256:
bbd1d3bfe0140d55e25e8cb4394c0cecd88004cdb5634a744314c0c8db502508

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/14/2024 1:58:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Windfunc.Bundler (M)
16.4.3.6

File size:
492 KB (503,784 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\win8dvd_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Windfunction

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/15/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/16/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Windfunction, O=Windfunction, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00E543C0EBB96BD9FC190B35854E9E8371

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):
12288:jQiGll+ANFgnvV3lvfBtR+MBTlPadSfXioRcpMXVJof:jQi8293lvfBt4MBTlP0QjcpMXVJof

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:
7.4205

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file win8dvd_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.win8dvd.com/download

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