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realplayer.exe

Useful Software

This is the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application realplayer.exe by Useful Software has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as RealPlayer but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.3

MD5:
19fa3ab34d84bb1c237e024398b099c5

SHA-1:
cb86ba06d6b917fa611299b4ea2a28228fae0c84

SHA-256:
68c0a55f7d288f15c15b011be674657719e16cc4be219aa4dd459a0896794bc6

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 2:09:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Usefus
2015.0.3455

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.9830

McAfee
Artemis!19FA3AB34D84
5600.7111

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UsefulSoftware.K
14.6.2.14

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0514
7.2.153

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
29454

File size:
366 KB (374,760 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Useful Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/13/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Useful Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Useful Software, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, 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:
7DB9B4E338BDCF4F909F675C098B0E76

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/13/2014 11:23:58 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:iKk02wQjZnnUAHlESM9Pt/IBP4BoHg8dqqkSyorKvEAO9ALqE1cxfro7zF1W+LVt:iL02dncz9F/IBABoHVLv7bALqE1cxfrI

Entry address:
0x22009

Entry point:
E8, 46, A7, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A1, 90, 10, 45, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 83, 7D, 08, FF, 57, 74, 09, FF, 75, 08, E8, D1, 85, 00, 00, 59, 83, A5, E0, FC, FF, FF, 00, 6A, 4C, 8D, 85, E4, FC, FF, FF, 6A, 00, 50, E8, 93, B3, FF, FF, 8D, 85, E0, FC, FF, FF, 89, 85, D8, FC, FF, FF, 8D, 85, 30, FD, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 89, 85, DC, FC, FF, FF, 89, 85, E0, FD, FF, FF, 89, 8D, DC, FD, FF, FF, 89, 95, D8, FD, FF, FF, 89, 9D, D4, FD, FF, FF, 89, B5, D0, FD, FF, FF, 89, BD, CC...
 
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Entropy:
6.3795

Code size:
218.5 KB (223,744 bytes)

The file realplayer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://inst.greatappsfree.net/dl/526/25116/6078/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.net/dl/526/25115/6078/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.net/dl/526/25116/6078/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.net/dl/526/25115/6078/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.net/dl/526/25115/6078/.../

http://i.vertitechnologygroup.com/stub/.../RealPlayer.exe

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