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media_player_setup.exe

INSTALL DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application media_player_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 36 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
9fe485bd5be452a1a59fefb827473830

SHA-1:
8d42c865869bc5227d6704c40240418b01723425

SHA-256:
cacd39854e7dad6213e5bc1a57e59cf98a16d65b52f89355b2934a9bc1e34544

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 8:14:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
577

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
15.07.07

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.149.54

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150707

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2016.0.3055

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
4.0.3.1577

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.940

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7903
0.98/20137

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.PremInstall.A
18263

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28529
9.0.1.0188

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.15.07.07.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.M application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
7/7/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-512ed8f8
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-07-07_3

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimumInstaller
15.7.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15142

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.1772

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.07.07.03

McAfee
Artemis!0E3DB8AA65B9
5600.6711

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
16.0.0.564

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.ctroza
0.28.0.59826

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
11.20150707

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Inject.1673000
15.05.08.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.e6d
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
7.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.INSTALLDOTEXE.Installer (M)
15.7.7.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.PremiumInstaller!1.9F73
23.00.65.15705

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.14

Total Defense
Win32/iBryte.A!generic
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0511
7.2.188

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
29156

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.38690
2.0.0.2088

File size:
2.5 MB (2,666,792 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALL DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL DOT EXE, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4C8303B332693FCF64E1E7DFD7841493

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/9/2014 6:45:35 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:qM2ZjgdqFJmKV6YhFVloFepMHgox60/FX+m8D5arBLMBdefdyhU:IjgsFJmK9hlSHhlFu55sB/f6U

Entry address:
0x707F5

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, C0, FC, 4A, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 78, 5B, 68, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, C1, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 23, 9C, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, CD, 35, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, A4, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, D4, 47, 68, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F9, 81, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 21, 80, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 37, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.2532

Code size:
625.5 KB (640,512 bytes)

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