» media player update.exe
Overview
Analysis
File Details

media player update.exe

HD Player

Install Helper

This is the Vittalia Filewon Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application media player update.exe by Install Helper 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 Vittalia DM installer.

File name:

Publisher:

Install Helper Apr8 (signed by Install Helper)

Product:

HD Player

Version:

3.0.0.97

MD5:

ff9ca0c4860a469e2e839ea44cca9424

SHA-1:

717a7b88a6fa964ecf1e20256690c8163e0f4d69

SHA-256:

667a78e74c7530dabc7f06e6c3812e9d38a3cf9b4ae99324e0cb33b67a66ce50

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:

5/2/2024 11:44:26 PM UTC (a few moments ago)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Vittalia (M)

17.3.14.6

File size:

1.1 MB (1,103,584 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.0.97

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Vittalia DM

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\media player update.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Install Helper

Authority:

Symantec Corporation

Valid from:

4/7/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

4/7/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Install Helper, O=Install Helper, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:

12BD7CFFA8EBCF8A714AC3D6E068484C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

1/30/2013 9:21:56 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

Entry address:

0x113BC

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.9537

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

65.5 KB (67,038 bytes)

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