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MIDIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC

The application flashplayer.exe by MIDIA TECHNOLOGIES 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 Midia Downloader installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Adobe Flash Player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.protectmedia.net.
Publisher:
MIDIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1a36352c95c56a967a5566ff779b5790

SHA-1:
d13c2dfdab9e5d599e034ec5a50c59de3853a34c

SHA-256:
8dbaecb23b45680f409df3f6913b8409fda3bffa521f0388784ecff90aaf6c8b

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:
4/26/2024 1:25:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Midia Technologies.MIDIATECHNOLOGIES.Bundler (M)
16.1.11.7

File size:
50.1 KB (51,320 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Midia Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MIDIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
11/18/2014 6:40:37 PM

Valid to:
4/11/2015 3:45:06 PM

Subject:
CN=MIDIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC, O=MIDIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC, L=Lewes, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
277BC515AE69B6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 8:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:q1cVhpQI2EQK0iPDh84nScF15GYbWjXO3XJ15be7WMmw3F7RpVkikLqOVSqAk:oQpQ5EP0ijnRTXJ157/4FLVkikLqJi

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file flashplayer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.protectmedia.net/ids/.../getFile?lnk=Rmxhc2hQbGF5ZXJ8aHR0cDovL2dldC5hZG9iZS5jb20vYnIvZmxhc2hwbGF5ZXIv&dec=1

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