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playerupdate-chrome-v2.1.exe

KEYDOWNLOAD LTD

The application playerupdate-chrome-v2.1.exe by KEYDOWNLOAD has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.viddownloader.net.
Publisher:
KEYDOWNLOAD LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
95d238faf6f1ba41247b3783f8a57439

SHA-1:
bc2d51bd5abf5f1fed69a429d48c6241303451e7

SHA-256:
4b484148b3541fed688640767874375026621a1f37f0313dcd782fde21b4c024

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:22:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.KeyDownload (M)
15.12.12.3

File size:
180.4 KB (184,704 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\playerupdate-chrome-v2.1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
KEYDOWNLOAD LTD

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/12/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/23/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=KEYDOWNLOAD LTD, O=KEYDOWNLOAD LTD, L=Tel Aviv- Jaffa, S=Israel, C=IL

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

Serial number:
301A0B08CC22C86BC31C6BBC010D3E91

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/18/2013 12:52:26 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:9JOMPMKrgpb40J7sCToZnI+MuBjK+MZJ5kd8oPV9Tiw:XnkUg+aoZnljKu8oPXT9

Entry address:
0x986B

Entry point:
E8, AF, 2B, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, 8B, 4D, 08, C6, 46, 0C, 00, 85, C9, 75, 66, E8, 92, 1E, 00, 00, 8B, D0, 89, 56, 08, 8B, 4A, 6C, 89, 0E, 8B, 4A, 68, 89, 4E, 04, 8B, 0E, 3B, 0D, FC, 48, 42, 00, 74, 11, A1, C4, 49, 42, 00, 85, 42, 70, 75, 07, E8, F6, 34, 00, 00, 89, 06, 8B, 46, 04, 3B, 05, 70, 42, 42, 00, 74, 15, 8B, 4E, 08, A1, C4, 49, 42, 00, 85, 41, 70, 75, 08, E8, 59, 38, 00, 00, 89, 46, 04, 8B, 4E, 08, 8B, 41, 70, A8, 02, 75, 16, 83, C8, 02, 89, 41, 70, C6, 46, 0C, 01, EB...
 
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Entropy:
5.7780

Code size:
97.5 KB (99,840 bytes)

The file playerupdate-chrome-v2.1.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://install.viddownloader.net/downloadvd3.php?affid=1006&context=10203d2199ebb8774565b077ec712d&browser=Chrome

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