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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 14 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:
01e0473ca0ef94e07e35a8c29288c4c9

SHA-1:
e751a6c3335af59a52c31d8b11f4216e3c805977

SHA-256:
680049105553ebc74cecfb15884d7138bf6562fbaec8521902f965a39512356e

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
4/23/2024 9:00:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.178.94

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3337

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0272

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PL potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.AE
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of ultimatecodecssetup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.10.8

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13676

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PersonalCleaner
v2014.09.29.01

McAfee
CryptInno
5600.6993

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PersonalCleaner.Q
14.9.29.1

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
33706

File size:
696.5 KB (713,192 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:GfvpNGIvNzm+vRAcwLa7jC/VxNkryF9yTwT4wKoBy/wPeFVZ08TUQ8U:GfvbRJfwgjC/VxEkT4dkkd

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:
7.8700

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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