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mediaplayer_setup.exe

Safer Stub

InstallX, LLC

Part of an InstallX (InstallIQ) installation, a PUP that may bundle additional adware on the computer. The application mediaplayer_setup.exe, “Safer Installer Stub” by InstallX has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from xads.zedo.com.
Publisher:
SaferInstall, LLC  (signed by InstallX, LLC)

Product:
Safer Stub

Description:
Safer Installer Stub

Version:
1.0.6.0

MD5:
93b6ccb9b8fe3c7a643f3a8f8f9bb165

SHA-1:
c92c6140ce7ff73c66b84b610a501e95efede987

SHA-256:
5c21919807e1056820460f03f8865122515365e21a7cb8ec0981f1a223c16281

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
5/10/2024 6:51:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX (M)
17.2.12.3

File size:
920.5 KB (942,592 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
saferstub.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallX, LLC

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/3/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/8/2014 3:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN="InstallX, LLC", O="InstallX, LLC", L=Sartell, S=Minnesota, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
071B864F59B4A7393276E57C53092BA6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/4/2014 7:33:22 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x15E9D

Entry point:
E8, A1, 99, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 48, 15, 4C, 00, E8, 0D, 63, 00, 00, E8, 6E, 9B, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 34, 99, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 53, 80, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.7823

Code size:
634.5 KB (649,728 bytes)

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

http://xads.zedo.com/ads2/c?a=1899756;x=24077;g=172;c=2019000264,2019000264;i=1;n=2019;s=222;1=8;2=16;tg=1408339486;vr=1;m=289;w=6;os=4;ct=0;p=6;h=2170936;f=2453509;b=10;u=c1T9SQPLTsS0IjArP@rMmA**~031014;z=0.9927263213219116;ainfo=;csv=0;dct=;dmf=;dvm=;dsr=;djs=;dhs=;k=http://network.adsmarket.com/.../jWJsmWecqZiIaGqVX8p6w4iQa5Zeo4KdjWKYnWadf5W3ZG6aXpypnIloaphf?dp=1899756&dp2=172&dp3=2019000264&dp4=222

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