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xfire_setup.exe

Xfire

Xfire, Inc.

The application xfire_setup.exe, “Xfire Setup ” by Xfire has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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 www.gezginler.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Xfire, Inc.   (signed by Xfire, Inc.)

Product:
Xfire

Description:
Xfire Setup

Version:
2.43.0.729

MD5:
e94cac891eddf04fd49e3035ac3f4263

SHA-1:
251708cc0e66d3188749db7bbf9f51b4101bf850

SHA-256:
5d2b12414b17bae3093f0602a4d5b27d77834c315dbea980333c745482444d55

Scanner detections:
2 / 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:
11/27/2024 8:51:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9440

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.11.29.10

File size:
15.5 MB (16,276,544 bytes)

Product version:
2.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\xfire_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Xfire, Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/5/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/11/2015 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN="Xfire, Inc.", O="Xfire, Inc.", L=Santa Monica, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0336F716FD5E19A2A13EE12A00887476

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 3:21:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:lGdAm+qY44yYlKvIEmwuTVAD3uN2IyOeuuynJR+3uyFCF3LMjle8AbJxWo9rCIMB:lG57Y44JEKTN9WutJOumBlSe6pVtc

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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

http://www.gezginler.net/indir/v/.../

http://media.xfire.com/xfire/client/download/.../xfire_installer.exe

http://media.xfire.com/xfire/client/download/.../xfire_setup.exe

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