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gom-player.exe

FITDownloader

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application gom-player.exe by FITDownloader has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
FITDownloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
72b5cf5c80da40f59b4ba79f2369025b

SHA-1:
e1fff3cf8d40e7bb22e303f6b64b1285a9efcc47

SHA-256:
cc3255ccab2cc7ed77e2b35a7a1c566967b5791d82c7fbc0a5996520fdc655bb

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/18/2024 11:44:44 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3340

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.464
9.0.1.0268

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OX potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of java-runtime-environment.exe (Adware)
2014.12.7.21

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13550

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.09.25.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FITDownloader.K
14.9.25.22

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33520

File size:
738.6 KB (756,376 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Swedish (Sweden)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\gom-player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FITDownloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=FITDownloader, O=FITDownloader, STREET=28 Lenelblome St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
5E0816C139E8D20E76830D3D9638C4FE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xSFaPUmGpLVeaKy9mDHxBMbLdiO2KrD1fQDjXXSRbLXjpe57ijcw+ye4fiaLqt+S:xSFOZGpLVesWLMbhZlfCXS9Je5iww83j

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file gom-player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/download.php?os=&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmVuLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZW4vc2Nybi8zNjAwMC8zNjA1NS9nb20tbWVkaWEtcGxheWVyLTA4LTEwMHgxMDAucG5n&desc=QXdlc29tZSBmcmVlIG1lZGlhIHBsYXllciB3aXRoIGJ1aWx0LWluIGNvZGVjcw==&name=GOM Media Player&domain=gom-player&ss=&lang=en_US&url=aHR0cDovL2dvbS1wbGF5ZXIuZW4uc29mdG9uaWMuY29t&version=180914&ins=jaleco

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