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Media Codecs Interactive LLC

The application installer.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 setup and installation application 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:
267fbb7e408eb06505586b38b6919fb2

SHA-1:
eae823ad10bdacdcf4b88c5fcede09c76dc28ad8

SHA-256:
5251ab18b27331d2ccb74fa0c13924bf7911ff2688980706387bf6e8cd887a53

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:
4/27/2024 1:44:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MediaCodecsInteractive.Installer (M)
15.12.23.22

File size:
901.2 KB (922,864 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Media Codecs Interactive LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/24/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/25/2013 7:59:59 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:
5/16/2013 2:44:44 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8P5u4Ko9WyvaXnZQXOktamYa4ENqVXJR2NaLfKfuZuRgYG9xppOForIbJUhy1GfF:8R9DBA08Z5ENSZ4sLuUpOForJskiXK

Entry address:
0x1E2000

Entry point:
83, EC, 04, 50, 53, E8, 01, 00, 00, 00, CC, 58, 89, C3, 40, 2D, 00, 70, 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, BC, EF, 5D, 1A, 68, 4B, 98, 7E, 16, 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, D7, 25, B6, EF, 8C, B4, 55, 48, A2, 61, 71, 92, 67, D0...
 
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Entropy:
7.8772  (probably packed)

Code size:
41 KB (41,984 bytes)

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

Windows Codec Pack  by Media Codecs Interactive
mediacodecsinteractive.com
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