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setup2.exe

Media Player alpha 850

Media Player

The application setup2.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 39 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install.
Publisher:
Media Player

Product:
Media Player alpha 850

Version:
1.1

MD5:
c9d9e883b0ddf6f5d2e2006367431c91

SHA-1:
57d3a0ae60699d63b3bb1d175bfdab6eabbb1d09

SHA-256:
9ac043a7a509b551171feeca8900ac418a9f3cbd901b7d34195b8bd4b5c58f61

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Installed with software bundlers that offer free applications or games and adds a plugin to Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome and will display ads as the user browses the Internet, both in websites and on search engine results

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:24:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Amonetize.AE
521

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.BetterSurf
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.BetterSurf
2015.08.05

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Application.Bundler.Amonetize.AE
1.0.0.425

avast!
NSIS:Amonetize-E [PUP]
2014.9-150901

AVG
Skodna.Generic_r
2016.0.2999

Baidu Antivirus
AdWare.Win32.BetterSurf
4.0.3.1591

Bitdefender
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Amonetize.AE
1.0.20.1220

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Bettersurf-16
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
22935

Dr.Web
Adware.BetterSurf.460
9.0.1.0244

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.BetterSurf (variant)
9.12045

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/BetterSurf
9/1/2015

F-Prot
W32/Medfos.AE.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse
11.2015-01-09_3

G Data
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Amonetize.AE
15.9.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.207.16789

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BetterSurf
14.0.0.1492

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MediaPlayerAlpha.A
v2015.09.01.04

McAfee
Artemis!C9D9E883B0DD
5600.6655

Microsoft Security Essentials
Adware:Win32/BetterSurf
1.1.11903.0

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Amonetize.AE
16.0.0.732

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BetterSurf.csovck
0.30.24.2668

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.BetterSurf.966008
15.08.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/NsisDownloader.A
15.09.01.04

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.BetterSurf.r5 (Not a Virus)
9.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Revizor.MediaPlayer.Installer.Meta (M)
15.9.1.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1664F3BD!375714749
23.00.65.15830

Sophos
BetterSurf (PUA)
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BetterSurf/Variant
9656

Total Defense
Win32/Bettersurf.YLeUAND
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.0BAU14
7.2.244

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.0BAU14
10.465.01

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.BetterSurf
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Bettersurf
42634

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.BetterSurf.Win32.9768
2.0.0.2329

File size:
943.4 KB (966,008 bytes)

Product version:
1.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\setup2.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:VAuQ66G4GHuo0fZLGFNfhGo0SZLNYPBhPsQ:6z6BOo2VMYo/V6hPsQ

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9896

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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