bluestacks-app-player-for-windows-8-0-7-9-580-40599-br-setup.exe

Media Ingea SL

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application bluestacks-app-player-for-windows-8-0-7-9-580-40599-br-setup.exe by Media Ingea SL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from ins.br.uptodown.com.
Publisher:
Media Ingea SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6198648d0bdc2a8db640107577d3fa8d

SHA-1:
10940e69b803c4c1e642c1ba50215881a77698fb

SHA-256:
bcca40f2c97d0c02a1c48819a2b7142e5fef1d3cc5f42d7388eea23b20c948ce

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 12:58:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.MediaIng.Installer (M)
16.4.9.6

File size:
1.8 MB (1,882,448 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\bluestacks-app-player-for-windows-8-0-7-9-580-40599-br-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/28/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/28/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Media Ingea SL, O=Media Ingea SL, STREET="Pirandello 16, planta 2", L=Malaga, S=Malaga, PostalCode=29010, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00D99C3B52CF4E6E8207F3EA82BEE371EC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/25/2013 3:01:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Ls7Cbfp19/2PZUwVIGGEb0lYYn0X+RUTvEXedh5ptb/ZFvk7epp/fpvplppppvp5:o7a1d2BSYYn0lTMXedh5ptzZ+7

Entry address:
0x30E4

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 71, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, E4, 42, 00, E8, 95, 2D, 00, 00, A3, A4, E3, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, E0, 87, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, DB, 42, 00, E8, 3F, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 20, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 55, E8, 2D, 2A...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file bluestacks-app-player-for-windows-8-0-7-9-580-40599-br-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.