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MediaPlayerSetup.exe

PersonalCleaner

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 PersonalCleaner has been detected as adware by 11 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 www.fun-media-player.com.
Publisher:
PersonalCleaner  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9648cdd7cc46e756f18cf1d8a27c89a6

SHA-1:
8777bf0bedf229096a086d1555c6d71bd85009eb

SHA-256:
45d93e5c23274914327d1cc279fc059f4c5e3990bd78a6184c976f0ae82edce3

Scanner detections:
11 / 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 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:
4/27/2024 12:19:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3308

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0300

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OZ potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.AE
14.10.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of FileOpenerSetup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.28.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13043

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!53A9540ECDBF
5600.6964

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PersonalCleaner.Q
14.8.13.22

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10273

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
32186

File size:
696.2 KB (712,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PersonalCleaner

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/1/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/2/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PersonalCleaner, O=PersonalCleaner, STREET=28A Lillinblam St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
685F7E727ED51E9A38F37A50DC276FF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:s1vpYusz0zGRtwN07eSGo+F5ty9oGMXEeiWX+nhaOasujd8:s1vGQGwN07+o+fcWLiiKaOa3d

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8648

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.fun-media-player.com/media-player/gbs/.../?dl=1

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