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setup2.exe

Media Player alpha 713

Media Player

The application setup2.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 35 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 713

Version:
1.1

MD5:
16014a58f4cd894333893288bfdc7bb8

SHA-1:
885eef6d17c19a6c0c6c4801fcd1c07979a69829

SHA-256:
ef60801440afd724094e8b8735640371e5cc4e4dcbfd3632edfcfd42c30821c0

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
4/26/2024 7:05:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Amonetize.AE
675

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Amonetize
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.BetterSurf
2014.12.09

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.193.163

avast!
NSIS:Amonetize-E [PUP]
2014.9-150401

AVG
Skodna.Generic_r
2016.0.3153

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BetterSurf
4.0.3.1541

Bitdefender
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Amonetize.AE
1.0.20.455

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Bettersurf-54
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20303

Dr.Web
Adware.BetterSurf.118
9.0.1.091

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.BetterSurf (variant)
9.10844

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/BetterSurf
4/1/2015

F-Prot
W32/Medfos.AE3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Amonetize
11.2015-01-04_4

G Data
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Amonetize.AE
15.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.186.14270

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BetterSurf
14.0.0.2258

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MediaPlayerAlpha.A
v2015.04.01.09

McAfee
Artemis!16014A58F4CD
5600.6809

Microsoft Security Essentials
Adware:Win32/BetterSurf
1.11202

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Amonetize.AE
16.0.0.273

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BetterSurf.csovck
0.28.6.63850

Norman
BetterSurf.G
11.20150401

Panda Antivirus
Trj/NsisDownloader.A
15.04.01.09

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.BetterSurf.B5
4.15.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.BetterSurf!6.11BF
23.00.65.15330

Sophos
BetterSurf
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BetterSurf/Variant
9962

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.0BB414
7.2.91

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.0BB414
10.465.01

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.BetterSurf
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Bettersurf
35532

File size:
943.4 KB (966,013 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:
12/5/2009 10:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:tkVWTkydG4GhJMRo0dHvZjZLGFSGzBg8EtbQdsuMvu0FH4ZjZLtmGGzNg8roNAXW:tzbG4GHuo0fZLGFNfNau0uZLtmlE2YFX

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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