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deinstaller.exe

Media Codecs Interactive LLC

The application deinstaller.exe by Media Codecs Interactive has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This file is typically installed with the program Windows Codec Pack by Media Codecs Interactive.
Publisher:
Media Codecs Interactive LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3a60ff4291137f1db7ac46a9ce98f267

SHA-1:
4a1625600e82d39c991e1a06e7319d71421f39aa

SHA-256:
c646436452d317fd00bd556b9df13fad620e2feebd34a3afe07c3d7be32119f6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 4:21:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MediaCodecsInteractive.Installer (M)
16.1.7.12

File size:
842.7 KB (862,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\windows codec pack\deinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Media Codecs Interactive LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/24/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/25/2013 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Media Codecs Interactive LLC, O=Media Codecs Interactive LLC, STREET="2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400", L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, PostalCode=19808, C=US

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

Serial number:
00867CA4C0DF8218799B766CDBCF75747F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/30/2013 9:28:13 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:urpOujgirGBdF9aDuqRpoqo6EZJ6Z6Z+okPgL:cplNsdF9pqwqZSBMTu

Entry address:
0x1D4000

Entry point:
83, EC, 04, 50, 53, E8, 01, 00, 00, 00, CC, 58, 89, C3, 40, 2D, 00, 90, 0C, 00, 2D, 7F, CF, 09, 10, 05, 74, CF, 09, 10, 80, 3B, CC, 75, 19, C6, 03, 00, BB, 00, 10, 00, 00, 68, 1C, 8F, 29, 0A, 68, E0, E3, 41, 2A, 53, 50, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, 83, C0, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, 5B, 58, C3, 55, 89, E5, 50, 53, 51, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 0C, C1, E9, 02, 8B, 45, 10, 8B, 5D, 14, 85, C9, 74, 0A, 31, 06, 01, 1E, 83, C6, 04, 49, EB, F2, 5E, 59, 5B, 58, C9, C2, 10, 00, 99, 02, 00, 82, 81, DC, 6B, 67, 1A, 45, 12, 3A, 87, AC...
 
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Entropy:
7.8926  (probably packed)

Code size:
39 KB (39,936 bytes)

The file deinstaller.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Windows Codec Pack  by Media Codecs Interactive
mediacodecsinteractive.com
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