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mkvplayer.exe

Software 32

The application mkvplayer.exe by Software 32 has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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 software-files-a.cnet.com.
Publisher:
Software 32  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0b01094d615a7b65a98d0c3e6ea8fc7f

SHA-1:
68b780edebed69dbffe265e4cc610fb8eb5cd47c

SHA-256:
2566f8322060933d7104e356cd52e32065cff618b6b2ad4fea32a1ee1211647b

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
5/21/2024 10:20:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.181.56

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3309

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141026

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PQ (variant)
8.10620

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/26/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13805

McAfee
Artemis!0B01094D615A
5600.6965

Sophos
Generic PUA GI
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34248

File size:
745.7 KB (763,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software 32

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/7/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Software 32, O=Software 32, STREET=4554 CALIFORNIA AVE SW, L=Seattle, S=WA, PostalCode=98116, C=US

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

Serial number:
00E7733C7CF6D4F729BF0F5009B3EB3D36

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:AYFaLXpn3nFMesxSmuHvvhSFDZp4NylMpSfUY0J3Bi33wlYNoWlTKa4h3cbFZ8FI:AYFSX5mpxW0CNylMpScpJ833doWlWa4G

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.8254

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/84/50/.../mkvplayer.exe

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