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mediaplayersetup.exe

File Falcon

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application mediaplayersetup.exe, “System Applet ” by File Falcon has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.pn-installer9.com.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by File Falcon)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
b3536d27b05325e1b54982277b3c7f3e

SHA-1:
62e27d9ae14ddcf06e4e73a1a16a89aad6be5b5c

SHA-256:
5de9812450fbc8527a482015b55d012ef51fa2826518e5495ee883bbaa2b9cdd

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:31:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.07.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.164.52

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.WR
2014.0.3986

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
18997

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AQ (variant)
8.10161

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.28.12

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.dcujio
0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.28.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileFalcon.Q
14.8.7.16

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

File size:
314.4 KB (321,912 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 System Applet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Falcon

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/20/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/21/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Falcon, O=File Falcon, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
02420FDABF9B310C1F48FF663337FFAB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/22/2014 5:00:58 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:vT3/+8h0PADrv3V2M1jziKtgFuR/Q/ebqv3apus:v5fD31j+jaQRCpus

Entry address:
0x17C85

Entry point:
E8, 02, 8E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 24, D4, 43, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 84, D0, 43, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
6.3872

Code size:
236.5 KB (242,176 bytes)

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

http://secure.pn-installer9.com/o/.../MediaPlayerSetup.exe

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