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windows.7.codec.pack.v4.0.9.setup.exe

Cole Williams

The application windows.7.codec.pack.v4.0.9.setup.exe by Cole Williams has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. 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 download.windows7codecs.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Cole Williams  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6e4835ccc105b75dce88811e85510615

SHA-1:
93227ebcd0d4c887f6a8a486d2beab480acd44cd

SHA-256:
f6108bdbc9aaf260625992423eb0f8a8085cf96636e4179c18e3700c2c5dff2a

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
12/24/2024 12:39:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.4
9.0.1.0211

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.10166

G Data
NSIS.Application.OpenCandy
14.7.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy.A
v2014.07.30.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ColeWilliams.AA
14.7.30.17

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0531
7.2.211

File size:
21.8 MB (22,845,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows.7.codec.pack.v4.0.9.setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cole Williams

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/12/2011 10:30:00 AM

Valid to:
10/12/2014 10:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Cole Williams, O=Cole Williams, STREET=156 Hainton Avenue, L=Grimsby, S=South Humberside, PostalCode=DN32 9LQ, C=GB

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

Serial number:
39B7C287C179FBD0F13185D66A9E71AB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 9:20:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:TZ5f+xvCmOetH5Et/1qcACs7Km9H03Y8juBZQVZIOJYSJANZnBvoCJILQ2Nur:TZ06AHO5AB9UDxZjxJAho7y

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9999

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file windows.7.codec.pack.v4.0.9.setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://download.windows7codecs.com/files/.../windows.7.codec.pack.v4.0.9.setup.exe

http://www.windows7codecs.com/download.php?download=codecpack

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