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mediaplayersetup.exe

Install Apps (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 by Install Apps (New Media Holdings) 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.vlc-plugin.com.
Publisher:
Install Apps (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
beff7f1d49da6ebd4cc95b9555575031

SHA-1:
bbf24cae7c0a570ac24f22e559dd5bcccc16a8f5

SHA-256:
ae56030095041cc2712b0d20e840368ad49f84e990c3f81ee316a7a225abcb7a

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 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:
4/25/2024 12:31:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.185.18

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3292

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.AIBI
20070

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.9
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RA (variant)
8.10717

McAfee
CryptInno
5600.6948

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Text.Drop.dhqaue
0.28.6.63362

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallAppsNewMediaHoldings.Q
14.11.13.7

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

File size:
768.1 KB (786,560 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Apps (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/12/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/13/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Apps (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Install Apps (New Media Holdings Ltd.), STREET=28 Lilinblum St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1C41103D0A291A1717A8032AEB3D0F78

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:YoRvtGnx8mrOwr9TGiPhfhcWJz1WNg4HEn2ITSZH:YIAx8WT7JfGe1WNgLPTG

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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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.vlc-plugin.com/media-player/mm/.../?dl=1

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