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mp3converterplus.exe

MP3 Support

The application mp3converterplus.exe by MP3 Support has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 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:
MP3 Support  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a6b486c847660b74da4794aa20ae6c56

SHA-1:
d8f248d8a18efef0cb3507fc76d0439126c4fb48

SHA-256:
b80be52f7c36ab5a6e8e41ac4a5e8882d5b1f47a87d4480e9bd4bb692f35a902

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/26/2024 11:26:28 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.167.196

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25266
9.0.1.0292

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OH
8.10270

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/19/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.10.19.09

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!cgg
5600.6972

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MP3Support.Q
14.10.19.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

File size:
613.6 KB (628,360 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mp3converterplus.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MP3 Support

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/26/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/11/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=MP3 Support, OU=SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, O=MP3 Support, L=Oshawa, S=Ontario, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
146C2E323177663B9DF87FFF1B9C31D8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:C8vpvw/ZJ88uTS/y0OwNZXkdHw5cktRm5:C8vpwBJ8zGXkWuktRm5

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:
7.8673

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file mp3converterplus.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/66/12/.../MP3ConverterPlus.exe

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