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realplayerinstaller.exe

Nextup

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application realplayerinstaller.exe by Nextup has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from i.getfreesoft.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Nextup  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.7

MD5:
cbc564479bf5100765c34a0c2de2da71

SHA-1:
fb93fab7ee0040720bc558814837a01ef792834f

SHA-256:
7f036cd92bc40d23422742ea67d05dc496acec260dba44ce7a0feeee879c6fc6

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
4/30/2024 10:28:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
2014.9-140918

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3347

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Verti
4.0.3.14918

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.10153

G Data
Win32.Application.Nextup
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of 7zipinstaller.exe (Adware)
2014.11.26.19

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Verti
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.181.12819

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundle
v2014.11.26.02

McAfee
Artemis!CE8DA1A63129
5600.6934

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Nextup.T
14.9.18.22

Sophos
NextUp
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Verti
10351

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0718
7.2.330

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
31596

File size:
596 KB (610,344 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Nextup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/21/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/22/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Nextup, O=Nextup, STREET=10900 NE 8TH ST, STREET=STE 1000, L=Bellevue, S=WA, PostalCode=98004, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C705E6F899AC0C37A4458683DB2745BB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/16/2014 3:40:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NBNOBHebJTxTtCvsjAF712QAuJxf+khD9MmLwtg3GU3rI/9ZhWT6KUjPh:IIJTxTtCvYAGZGREbU7IlWT6KUj5

Entry address:
0x22695

Entry point:
E8, 86, A5, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 60, EE, 47, 00, E8, 55, 2C, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, C6, 9E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, 94, 7F, 48, 00, BA, 90, 7F, 48, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, A5, B4, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, 9C, B4, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E8, 44, 2C, 00, 00, C3, 8B, D0, EB, C5, 6A, 0E, E8, 92, 9D, 00, 00, 59, C3, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 04, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.6565

Code size:
399.5 KB (409,088 bytes)

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

http://i.getfreesoft.net/stub/NEXTUP/.../RealPlayerInstaller.exe

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

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