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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 8 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.thefun-media-player.com.
Publisher:
Install Apps (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1bc665e17f6ce56ab645f83c1c49de74

SHA-1:
f1339c654e2f4f22fde095cc9e89c99b27d33372

SHA-256:
8fd338f94439bd7c5375e3966044b9a29824d900cd582b0684e8855712c2e8fd

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/18/2024 12:31:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.181
7.11.179.162

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.9
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QL potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

McAfee
CryptInno
5600.6972

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallAppsNewMediaHoldings.Q
14.11.3.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
33706

File size:
768.1 KB (786,560 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:
Install Apps (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/11/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/12/2015 6:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:5oRvtGnx8mrOwr9TGiPhfhcWJz1WNg4HEn2ITSZH:5IAx8WT7JfGe1WNgLPTG

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:
7.8749

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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