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mplayer_setup.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application mplayer_setup.exe, “mplayer ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 37 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
OptimumInstaller  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
OptimumInstaller

Description:
mplayer

Version:
2.0.17

MD5:
52fc3fc04cbadcbf17fe42bfcbfbf265

SHA-1:
82a5c5e24a311abb3122448ab8d7bcab9d7a7169

SHA-256:
44bc3e5efb91b04f1c6e0283ba7fb022a08f239515171b22a4e1d94f4d70301e

Scanner detections:
37 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/24/2024 10:45:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.414119
355

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
16.02.14

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.143.156

avast!
Win32:IBryte-X [PUP]
2014.9-160214

AVG
Downloader
2017.0.2833

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.414119
1.0.20.225

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.IBryte-20
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.I
18110

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.535
9.0.1.045

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.25236
8.16.02.14.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte (variant)
10.9680

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
2/14/2016

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Generic.414119
11.2016-14-02_1

G Data
Application.Generic.414119
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OptInstall
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11770

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.662

Malwarebytes
PUP.Bundle.Installer.OI
v2016.02.14.03

McAfee
Adware-FOO!BE00D31BEB9E
5600.6489

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.414119
17.0.0.135

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.cstvic
0.28.0.59288

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.23344
11.20160214

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.699048
14.04.15.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.CK4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumInstaller.Installer (M)
16.2.14.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.iBryte!1.6600
23.00.65.16212

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.iBryte
9324

Trend Micro House Call
HV_OPTIMUM_BK0842D8.TOMC
7.2.45

Trend Micro
TSPY_IBRYTE_BL13285F.TOMC
10.465.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28256

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.176
2.0.0.1784

File size:
683.2 KB (699,560 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.17

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Optimum Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/7/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2012 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Optimum Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Optimum Installer, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0809956535A889F9931BDEF10FF6814A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/17/2012 5:28:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:tdDk8wWuFwV8DMf+X7JYwohKn4EzMACjIXe+B8D9uaI+Wk6pca:tdDrwWuCV8DMf+LJYwohKn4AC8V65uaM

Entry address:
0x5C1B3

Entry point:
E8, F3, DC, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 8B, 4D, 08, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 57, 33, FF, 89, 4D, F8, 89, 5D, FC, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 21, 39, 7D, 14, 74, 1C, 3B, CF, 75, 1F, E8, D5, 0E, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, 57, E8, 48, C6, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 33, C0, 5F, 5E, 5B, C9, C3, 8B, 75, 18, 3B, F7, 74, 0D, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10, 39, 45, 14, 76, 21, 83, FB, FF, 74, 0B, 53, 57, 51, E8, 6C, C4, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 3B, F7, 74, B9, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10...
 
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Entropy:
6.5174

Code size:
487.5 KB (499,200 bytes)

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