realplayersetup-11253381-zbsb.exe

The application realplayersetup-11253381-zbsb.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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.
MD5:
ff999f6e9652cf1aa241c6d357777c7e

SHA-1:
527882cda45f886c90cb2cb657e6579685f3b9c2

SHA-256:
1bb87adcba4553182be7a40d015f634b7c997dd88dac352ad55c69df8dcc3e8f

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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 6:56:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallCore.AK
7.11.114.140

Bkav FE
W32.Clodb09.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.119
9.0.1.0333

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.CX (variant)
9.9067

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

Malwarebytes
v2015.11.29.02

McAfee
Artemis!FF999F6E9652
5600.6567

Norman
InstallCore.UACS
11.20151129

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.11.29.2

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0921
7.2.333

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OJD13
10.465.29

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
23518

File size:
599 KB (613,376 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\realplayersetup-11253381-zbsb.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ekOyMJfsG0eRPEDqub+Fq6Xr4IvZoxXD50YOSOeG2c3V6fY3c8oO6EkymN:XOyMJfs9e1EDqIv6XthoJ5VJM/3V33cZ

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.8722

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file realplayersetup-11253381-zbsb.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

Remove realplayersetup-11253381-zbsb.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security