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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 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download RealPlayer but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
adde70b62afa670dd09f421ddcf699bc

SHA-1:
dc04713f833a177b5819463fd261aa6206d4b35d

SHA-256:
3335116eeac83e5e6fcb1162b49e8520c7b8f8d2cc8ae6aa37e6e9c2869fc225

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/26/2024 9:54:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2712
9.0.1.0114

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Win32.Verti
8.14.04.24.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.9704

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Verti
4/24/2014

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UsefulSoftware.K
14.4.24.12

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0413
7.2.114

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
28482

File size:
367.5 KB (376,280 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Useful Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/14/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2014 1:59:59 AM

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:
2/21/2014 8:09:13 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:B4+MixC0NSs6FHtHwotSUOF5bGiExOEO71TgSAOr5LqE1cxfro7zF1W+LVy5p6ay:BF+0cNt/MUOFQ5xYaSV5LqE1cxfro7zz

Entry address:
0x226E1

Entry point:
E8, 7E, 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, 09, 86, 00, 00, 59, 83, A5, E0, FC, FF, FF, 00, 6A, 4C, 8D, 85, E4, FC, FF, FF, 6A, 00, 50, E8, EB, 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:
6.3848

Code size:
220 KB (225,280 bytes)

The file realplayer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://i.allfree-apps.com/stub/.../RealPlayer.exe

http://inst.allfree-apps.com/dl/526/25115/6078/.../

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