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installer_windows_media_player_Danish.exe

Free Software LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_windows_media_player_Danish.exe by Free Software has been detected as adware by 9 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 domseo.com.edgesuite.net.
Publisher:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8d3ae7b2ac62c5e2d1b263128c69aaa3

SHA-1:
05ed8cfe5ff2b1aa0d4a5f369d8f10b61bcddc54

SHA-256:
606da170519d8bc53c12338ae34f23074d7fc84dc18fe1e5e23e13e46d7922f6

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/19/2024 8:36:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3308

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PU potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of installer_adobe_flash_player_polish.exe (Adware)
2014.10.28.2

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.10.27.10

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ
5600.6964

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FreeSoftware.f
14.8.13.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
32210

File size:
885.1 KB (906,368 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Free Software LLC

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
8/1/2014 3:08:01 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 4:23:49 AM

Subject:
CN=Free Software LLC, O=Free Software LLC, L=Wilmington, 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:
27DD6AADCC34E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:x/VyJS4RgEshTutE4dHwp5fo4KSUgWHsZ1+/WNJTvR:V0OEshTspwp5VKS/WIgkVR

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9898

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://domseo.com.edgesuite.net/installers/out/006030060400605/piid-01234567899874563210012345678912/ax/ine/danish/seo/chrome/windows_media_player/d/782198027fc5094c479d3ef9a43b22b5/ici/.../na/installer_windows_media_player_Danish.exe

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