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windows.8.codec.pack.v2.0.3.setup.exe

Cole Williams Software Limited

The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.windows8codecs.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Windows 8 - Codec Pack  (signed by Cole Williams Software Limited)

Product:
Windows 8 - Codec Pack

Version:
2.0.3.0305

MD5:
2b5748318a7e30905fc0b5d55341ed47

SHA-1:
58376bdad6dc822de1e28967ff36daf849c706ef

SHA-256:
3ce48db4a1f62b1aefa8e8b860a29d848f99d54567a16ab01c17ab7db4cbd31c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Clean  (1 probable false positive detection)

Explanation:
This is mosty likely a false positive detection, the file is probably clean.

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 10:19:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

G Data
Win32.Adware.Spigot
15.4.25

File size:
24.4 MB (25,574,488 bytes)

Copyright:
© 2014 Cole Williams

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows.8.codec.pack.v2.0.3.setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cole Williams Software Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/6/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/6/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Cole Williams Software Limited, O=Cole Williams Software Limited, STREET=36 HIGH STREET, L=CLEETHORPES, S=North East Lincolnshire, PostalCode=DN35 8JN, C=GB

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

Serial number:
7B34F7BF986A7A767AD50C2534671750

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:F0y8yhHNFiJRlQU5NCdZmatpi4NffXHjmtcvU8SrTGSMMxGqvrDs7nT2X0svs+Ph:KyNiJRlX0BIWHXsrkMGEDs7nakv6dH

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.8.codec.pack.v2.0.3.setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.windows8codecs.com/download.php?download=codecpack

http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/14/12/15/.../windows.8.codec.pack.v2.0.3.setup.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/12/15/.../windows.8.codec.pack.v2.0.3.setup.exe

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