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mediaplayersetup.exe

Click run software

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application mediaplayersetup.exe by Click run software has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from soft.foxtab.com.
Publisher:
Click run software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3bff3b19b1f032ed52643f85903c9d6a

SHA-1:
73f5330338988d8481573382e5a3952f9d025457

SHA-256:
4f94b8c4d69a57a31086beb0675bdd4237f47efad3551136722677670ef795d2

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/26/2024 11:12:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AX potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.I.gen
4.6.5.141

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Clickrun.Installer (M)
16.7.27.4

File size:
1.2 MB (1,242,520 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Click run software

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/19/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/19/2013 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Click run software, O=Click run software, STREET=63 Rotshylid Shderot, L=Tel-Aviv, S=NA, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00A243E49C0DAF69F7C5ACF083EB184161

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:MTl6UdStDUOr82nEC9eU+BmpeC5QqtCA5pg:CItwOr3ECezB4Xl75

Entry address:
0xCAF70

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, D4, 8E, 41, 00, E8, 19, CE, FF, FF, 8B, E8, 8B, 5D, 00, 8B, 04, 24, 8B, 10, 89, 16, 8B, 50, 04, 89, 56, 04, 8B, 3B, 8B, 43, 08, 8B, D0, 03, 53, 0C, 3B, 16, 75, 14, 8B, C3, E8, B7, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 43, 08, 89, 06, 8B, 43, 0C, 01, 46, 04, EB, 16, 8B, 16, 03, 56, 04, 3B, C2, 75, 0D, 8B, C3, E8, 9A, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 43, 0C, 01, 46, 04, 8B, DF, 3B, EB, 75, C2, 8B, D6, 8B, C5, E8, 55, FF, FF, FF, 84, C0, 75, 04, 33, C0, 89, 06, 5A, 5D, 5F, 5E, 5B, C3, 8D, 40, 00, 53, 56, 57, 55, 83, C4...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
828 KB (847,872 bytes)

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

http://soft.foxtab.com/media-player/gc/.../?dl=1

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