uplayermediaplayer-setup.exe

Download Admin

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application uplayermediaplayer-setup.exe by Download Admin has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.uplayer.us.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
87888f9552cccd2b8a39a55f39c0f21e

SHA-1:
b72d2f9d28543780dd0d027511b07d3cb0363d8f

SHA-256:
9f08c2f7a32354e342438742bd827b134960631fd8b96cd08ae2b9fd3efdb2fd

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 1:22:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Adware-OH [Adw]
2014.9-140807

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6650
0.98/19168

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2220
9.0.1.0219

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin
8.8548

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
11.2014-07-08_5

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.crgjbr
0.28.0.59048

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAdmin.Y
14.8.7.20

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0903
7.2.169

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadAdmin
19452

File size:
576.6 KB (590,480 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\uplayermediaplayer-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Admin, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Admin, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, 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:
2EEB247A8F9D63D74CE7EF9551E3D401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 11:07:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jYQxt2ctKQEGvjITZD+jcEckHnyudpc5y/zDnYDBrfw8A:jlxIQEMIT5dAzc5y/zUDBr

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9663

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file uplayermediaplayer-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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