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mediaplayerclassic.exe

Useful Software

This is the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application mediaplayerclassic.exe by Useful Software has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.bestsw.net.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.6.195

MD5:
1db334b875cd97756cb4ca27677fa542

SHA-1:
cf36ddf70e50602a59f21c010e927252ea9e55aa

SHA-256:
6240f8c80d841c4a79e20045da5677b1782aadccb13d3c6d26f4d529f5944935

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/27/2024 1:33:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2015.03.16

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.217.136

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
150101-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3169

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Verti.JBT
21428

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9817
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of pctv.exe (Adware)
2015.6.22.1

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Verti
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15264

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Useful
v2015.03.16.04

McAfee
Artemis!1DB334B875CD
5600.6825

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Verti.dmncmr
0.30.0.296

Norman
Agent.BKBXY
11.20150316

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.16.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Verti
15.3.16.4

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Verti
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786530
37788

File size:
363.5 KB (372,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6.195

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Useful Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/19/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/19/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Useful Software, O=Useful Software, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, 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:
142135C80AA62D0F15501B4128FC6AEE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/7/2015 2:43:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:E3NlPYFMITLl1kiKDJrf8Ep1RwqTjDUfG7ezksIbdF+fB8b8iz4HKQ/U2Eb:EdCFfL/KDhfN1RfXU+7BsIbT+58bTz4e

Entry address:
0x16D560

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, EE, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
332 KB (339,968 bytes)

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

http://inst.bestsw.net/dl/42/2126/6340/.../

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