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mp4player.exe

Software 32

The application mp4player.exe by Software 32 has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 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:
6e22b10b21a4c482d5613c0b133ff0ab

SHA-1:
cc8a6296ee333e7d3d645491dc2078dc0b6ebd4d

SHA-256:
f56fb33b381869d59a6e2882880aae2f05b4ec33d2d5a2a6d7c87348ff95178a

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
5/6/2024 7:10:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.188.58

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3281

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141123

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20164

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PQ (variant)
8.10766

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
11/23/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.14098

McAfee
Artemis!6E22B10B21A4
5600.6937

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.djeets
0.28.6.63474

Sophos
Generic PUA MM
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1104
7.2.327

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
35030

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\mp4player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software 32

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
10/8/2015 6:59:59 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 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TYFaLXpn3nFMesxSmuHvvhSFDZp4NylMpSfUY0J3Bi33wlYNoWlTKa4h3cbFZ8FI:TYFSX5mpxW0CNylMpScpJ833doWlWa4G

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 mp4player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/84/50/.../mp4player.exe

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