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mediaplayersetup.exe

%VENDOR% Downloader

Free Download (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application mediaplayersetup.exe, “App Program Setup ” by Free Download (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.thefun-media-player.com.
Publisher:
%VENDOR%  (signed by Free Download (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
%VENDOR% Downloader

Description:
App Program Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34216

MD5:
f6dad4b8d1b90bd2650c4f686e343373

SHA-1:
b5efaf3722a0c596434fd19219bfbe01a01c017c

SHA-256:
b1f312690fbbf792428670d6f95803d163cdb16d235caea2db953ab41272ae01

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.

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:
4/29/2024 7:16:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.8.7.8

File size:
748.6 KB (766,520 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34216

Copyright:
%VENDOR%

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:
Free Download (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/5/2014 5:59:08 AM

Valid to:
11/6/2015 5:59:08 AM

Subject:
CN=Free Download (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Free Download (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112111D76DB3E91D615724D0BAE95CF7ACFE

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:S9nvpkCa8Qoxuj6mnl/K2VIHxjtfJod17hvLo06b7DKkAz5mz+STcJwDn3oAK6MT:S9nv+4kXlSVAHJ63n+jwDnoXkDcxO3L5

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:
7.8675

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.thefun-media-player.com/media-player/gb/.../?dl=1

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