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wpsetup.exe

WavePad Sound Editor

Innovative Systems LLC

The application wpsetup.exe by Innovative Systems has been detected as adware by 17 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 wavepad.joydownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
WavePad Sound Editor

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
57a5251314ba179cc37891758f9f2c55

SHA-1:
0668c8bc6dce557f5c96863e98673377ba92595b

SHA-256:
c893ce2ea9045265a78ab38e899772ce2057222ce23b725ae0a2421a664e42f3

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/25/2024 6:45:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.217.78

AVG
Adware AdLoad.OpenCandy
2014.0.4257

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.JoyDownloader
4.0.3.15314

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Opencandy-8
0.98/20194

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6712
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader.D potentially unwanted
9.11320

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
15.3.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15262

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.03.14.12

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!9B391BCEAB0C
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dejknq
0.30.0.296

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InnovativeSystems
15.3.14.12

Sophos
Generic PUA IK
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_JOYLOAD
7.2.73

Trend Micro
ADW_JOYLOAD
10.465.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38050

File size:
546.5 KB (559,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Innovative Systems LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/18/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/19/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Innovative Systems LLC, O=Innovative Systems LLC, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Dnepropetrovska oblast, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
450EACFE8D673E82864CE46BC1A92FCA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/19/2013 6:53:11 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:sKcSrNqASNdkUu9y9/Q3lgLAb2Uk6EsLcMasW2:M2AASN9/El1aALv5

Entry address:
0x333E

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, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 78, 4F, 43, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, C4, 4E, 43, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, F0, B1, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, 7C, A3, 40, 00, 68, C0, 3E, 43, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, F0, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9214

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file wpsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://wavepad.joydownload.com/get_file/wUiS4WnYccXGwj 8XPavWwllklY3NSrgWFunJJmTq7Z uHf14WJzy9EceR6kKOetdjb nEZTcWmLEfvgSfNig g01s3eDQ b7WmhWFT8 3G5gefTrNjclmpZqtY6hV9QAT7nU3wghshw9Cr W2OYRrpdzc7qdD0BYqtkcERbZu3lXTl1e8TcJBsinqqnGCQvasG2w Z2BGiwoFvdl7xmB5ivM5v6fXoF1cC2XuMmlQ9Krpr2zlL/ZLgyznLyXIge/Mz4SXrjodHJzj4rJLxGT5Y4OH0isPCsXhBihATpjolWGG/.../2zEI=

http://wavepad.1-51210-221479.541bf27e877b6.jdcdn.net/get_file/tC5x6CBYu1VBuYzJpcIYuA/1411121294/1/15/1/.../wpsetup.exe

http://wavepad.joydownload.com/get_file/wUiS4WnYccXEwj /TeqjC1c0kw48PjymGBr0ZdvWtOh152f0sDcx2dBNJ0DtevylYSfjhxdKOSCGGumtCuFugPk8lY/YRVCD9GzyC0zl/yr53rWA svT0mlIq4d22gFQXzWtDDRnlsEo izzSGjaSr9W2oS4YyUMMbMzJFsFNaXlACUjLJuMNBBhhqLuACQleJf5kuc2BHv66w7dl7xmAZivdcOsbnFO1IK3H M221kH5sv3jFLqb7h 1CaiCd0Lt5vuUXKquZCRkD5nJ/UWAcF9Jypr5fCsXhBihATpjolWGG/.../2zEI=

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