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My Program

Open Source Developer

The application windowscodec.exe, “My Program Setup ” by Open Source Developer has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from d14gbdnn5fokdd.cloudfront.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Open Source Developer  (signed and verified)

Product:
My Program

Description:
My Program Setup

MD5:
3047d78e1c87849dfb3fb818849c740d

SHA-1:
c5865283a235281943d818a3b256466d975cd950

SHA-256:
37b7584a05d9046f3375748d545afb979a361feca35d391df3303793716fffea

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 12:39:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.168.134

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14824

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PV (variant)
8.10293

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
8/24/2014

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.f22
1.0.0.1015

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10402

File size:
762.2 KB (780,496 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Open Source Developer

Authority:
Unizeto Technologies S.A.

Valid from:
11/14/2013 9:54:26 PM

Valid to:
11/14/2014 9:54:26 PM

Subject:
E=admin@mediacodec.org, CN=Open Source Developer, OU=Software Publishing, O=Open Source Developer, C=PL

Issuer:
CN=Certum Level III CA, OU=Certum Certification Authority, O=Unizeto Technologies S.A., C=PL

Serial number:
39A416F8FFA5E48B147ADBE062E63C90

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 8:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:a6Fa7kr+QSVjzzBE9vcRRBkgKONOOoYfIVAaUz2DjYR9oGz0YV+C1juocVJ:a6F+9vCGahugYfIVAapQR/+C1jjGJ

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.6759

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file windowscodec.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://d14gbdnn5fokdd.cloudfront.net/.../WindowsCodec.exe

http://windowsetup.com/.../?product=wecp&ad=codec&io=A012

http://d14gbdnn5fokdd.cloudfront.net/.../WindowsCodec.exe

http://cdn.windowsetup.com/.../WindowsCodec.exe

http://windowsetup.com/.../?product=wecp&io=A004&ad=pop&ua=gc&clk=0

http://windowsetup.com/.../?product=wecp&ad=codec&io=A004

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