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winace-2.69.exe

WinAce

Software Association LLC

The application winace-2.69.exe by Software Association has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from winace.1800download.com.
Publisher:
Software Association LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
WinAce

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
d44bf9b0f8774a2ba068d445c6ea7290

SHA-1:
53251928871c4beebd97c2f50035933bde79290d

SHA-256:
58e5e6c118a633338cc98e0540aa97b9a886c3f60f34349d6018af3399e82282

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
12/26/2024 8:04:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy (M)
16.7.22.14

File size:
415.7 KB (425,632 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winace-2.69.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Association LLC

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/12/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/21/2016 4:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Software Association LLC, O=Software Association LLC, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Dnipropetrovs'ka Oblast', C=UA

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0E1FC80B1C57AD69AA6F8D65D1CF90CF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/19/2013 4:53:00 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ZiucV6Ii23UCIZdP/jvrv7zaPB5uJqaC8KvpDHL4O/oeyXWb8F7HU1/1h8VL7:Ziu409dXjbHQNawvpDrZ/oFxU1dhCL7

Entry address:
0x331C

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 92, 42, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, E4, 91, 42, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, 90, 06, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, 7C, 93, 40, 00, 68, E0, 81, 42, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8014

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file winace-2.69.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://winace.1800download.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj qXP7oQkEsm10kPjGiChOxat/Zp6BvuXf1 2Jzw9BNJ0TteuKla2G3g15aOHGPH/usW781yaskgNSWRAaQ9T35Hk20sn21maCZ7oCaxHFA J8xh1dLVHWkDz10n4Aj/yvwSDfAA/wAmY6kdWsVY/.../h0qnLbh 1CahCd0at5nvHD6qoZrTkCgqdeAaGdEvMjwpseetD1040EfjgsBGDSroGFi79ojvig==

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