OpenCandy Inc. - 9% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from OpenCandy Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.OpenCandy and Win32/OpenCandy. The detection rate for the OpenCandy Inc. files collected here is 9%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably notice OpenCandy Inc. when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where OpenCandy Inc. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view additional details from the OpenCandy Inc. certificate with the following steps:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the OpenCandy Inc. file
  2. Right-click on the file and select Properties
  3. Click the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by OpenCandy Inc.:

Screenshot of the OpenCandy Inc. certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by OpenCandy Inc. and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can examine all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, etc. You can also examine the address for OpenCandy Inc., such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the OpenCandy Inc. certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

OpenCandy Inc. Files

These are the OpenCandy Inc. files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
3/47OCSetupHlp.dll
1/46OCBrowserHelper_1.0.6.124.exe
4/46LatestDLMgr.exe
2/48OpenCandyU1Dlm.dll
1/47OCSetupHlp.dll
3/48OCSetupHlp.dll
6/47OCSetupHlp.dll
8/53dlm299b.exe
2/49OCBrowserHelper_1.0.3.85.dll
7/51OCSetupHlp.dll
1/51wzstarter.exe
11/54OCSetupHlp.dll
3/48OCSetupHlp.dll
5/46OCSetupHlp.dll
2/47OCSetupHlp.dll
3/42LatestDLMgr.exe
2/46OCSetupHlp.dll
5/50dlm.exe
7/53OCSetupHlp.dll
4/54OCSetupHlp.dll
8/54OCSetupHlp.dll
6/54OCSetupHlp.dll
3/46OCSetupHlp.dll
2/48LatestDLMgr.exe
2/48OCSetupHlp.dll
3/48LatestDLMgr.exe
2/48Setupsft_chr_p1v5.exe
3/47OCSetupHlp.dll
4/47OCS8B5D.tmp
3/47OCSetupHlp.dll
3/48OCSetupHlp.dll
8/49OCSetupHlp.dll
3/47Findr_New.exe
4/50OCSetupHlp.dll
6/51OCSetupHlp.dll
6/52OCSetupHlp.dll
6/52OCSetupHlp.dll
5/46dlm.exe
4/49OCSetupHlp.dll
16/54Whitesmoke_directN_p1v1.exe
9/55OCSetupHlp.dll
11/57OCSetupHlp.dll
3/57OCSetupHlp.dll

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the OpenCandy Inc. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGGeneric.AB7, OpenCandy.7AF, AdLoad.OpenCandy
AVwareOpencandy (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
AgnitumRiskware.OpenCandy!, Riskware.Agent!
AhnLab-V3PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
Baidu-InternationalAdware.Win32.OpenCandy.BA, PUA.Win32.Conduit.bR, Adware.Win32.OpenCandy.A
BkavHW32.CDB.890e
CAT-QuickHealDownloader.NSIS.r6 (Not a Virus)
ComodoApplication.Win32.OpenCandy.~WD, Application.Win32.OpenCandy.~AS
DrWebAdware.OpenCandy.15, Adware.Plugin.27, Adware.OpenCandy.6, Adware.OpenCandy.2, Adware.OpenCandy.1, Adware.OpenCandy.4, Adware.Downware.837, Adware.Conduit.3, Adware.OpenCandy.3, Adware.OpenCandy.39
ESET-NOD32Win32/OpenCandy, a variant of Win32/OpenCandy.A, Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.E, Win32/OpenCandy.B, Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.R
F-ProtW32/A-74aca6fc!Eldorado
FortinetRiskware/OpenCandy, Adware/OpenCandy, Riskware/Toolbar_Conduit
GDataWin32.Application.OpenCandy.A, Win32.Adware.OpenCandy.C
IkarusPUA.JoyDownloader, PUA.ClientConnect
K7GWDoS-Trojan ( 20022bd11 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:WebToolbar.NSIS.Agent.g
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.OpenCandy, PUP.Optional.OpenCandy.A, PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.OpenCandy.cvbuui, Riskware.Win32.OpenCandy.ddwoan
PandaTrj/OCJ.F
Qihoo-360Trojan.Generic
RisingPE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
SophosOpenCandy
TotalDefenseWin32/Tnega.bQEPVVC
TrendMicroADW_OPENCANDY
TrendMicro-HouseCallADW_OPENCANDY, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0723, TROJ_GEN.F47V0901, TROJ_GEN.F47V0515, TROJ_GEN.F47V0123, TROJ_GEN.F47V0219, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0718, TROJ_GEN.F47V1011, TROJ_GEN.F47V0818, TROJ_GEN.F47V0210, TROJ_GEN.F47V0404
VBA32Downloader.Agent
VIPREOpencandy (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've gathered 2307 scan results for the OpenCandy Inc. files. 206 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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