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video_player_upgrade.exe

Nero StartSmart Essentials 2009

Nero StartSmart Essentials

The application video_player_upgrade.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 35 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from chaosium.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Nero StartSmart Essentials

Product:
Nero StartSmart Essentials 2009

Version:
9.0.0.1

MD5:
807b7ca64a39948444405e5f1c8a78c4

SHA-1:
4fecdcd5c55c70821b5a85ae65b8499a7f9a8eff

SHA-256:
773e4ae4f3c83142d6cbc706fd003246c9abe90ea6d8fe3cacc84a322b9df46c

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 12:48:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.38378
348

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Redyms
2015.05.08

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-160222

AVG
Win32/Cryptor
2017.0.2826

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Injector
4.0.3.16222

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.38378
1.0.20.265

Bkav FE
W32.VariantYakesJ.Trojan
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.Injector.AYNT
22038

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9.14940
9.0.1.053

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.38378
8.16.02.22.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/Injector.AWHV (variant)
10.11594

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Injector.AZFU!tr
2/22/2016

F-Prot
W32/Agent.XB.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi
11.2016-22-02_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.38378
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Worm.Win32.Gamarue
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.203.15842

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.624

Malwarebytes
Spyware.Zbot
v2016.02.22.02

McAfee
PWSZbot-FRH!807B7CA64A39
5600.6482

Microsoft Security Essentials
Trojan:Win32/Bulta!rfn
1.1.11602.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.38378
17.0.0.159

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Yakes.cwobtd
0.30.24.1357

Norman
Obfuscated_J.OVT
11.20160222

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Crilock.C
16.02.22.02

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Worm.Gamarue.I3
2.16.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.167663C9!376857545
23.00.65.16220

Sophos
Troj/Wonton-HI
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.06AR14
7.2.53

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.06AR14
10.465.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Worm.Ngrbot.2414
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Worm.Win32.Dorkbot.b
40044

ViRobot
Trojan.Win32.S.Agent.275456.X[h]
2014.3.20.0

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Yakes.Win32.20060
2.0.0.2172

File size:
269 KB (275,456 bytes)

Product version:
9.0.0.1

Original file name:
nero.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/26/2014 1:51:57 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:laf+VrVGAg0Fu5dUg/+hVqNIxAMi40fIp5o1RYuyoO0JEa3fJz6FK2JtQzDOhVMH:0f+VrMAO16VqqyNjRY/Gd43tJhV2OLQ

Entry address:
0x1A72

Entry point:
E8, 58, 44, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0A, FF, 15, 38, D1, 40, 00, A3, 84, 99, 41, 00, 33, C0, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 83, E4, F0, D9, C9, DD, 1C, 24, DD, 5C, 24, 08, E8, 02, 00, 00, 00, C9, C3, 66, 0F, 12, 44, 24, 04, 66, 0F, 12, 3D, 90, 0B, 41, 00, 66, 0F, 12, 15, A0, 0B, 41, 00, 66, 0F, 54, F8, F2, 0F, 10, E0, 66, 0F, 73, D0, 2C, 66, 0F, C5, C0, 00, 66, 0F, 56, FA, 66, 0F, C5, CC, 03, 25, FF, 00, 00, 00, 83, C0, 01, 25, FE, 01, 00, 00, F2, 0F, 59, 3C, 85, 00, D3, 40, 00, 66, 0F...
 
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Entropy:
7.0803

Code size:
48 KB (49,152 bytes)

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

http://chaosium.com/?05kbvh=74f904f4ba1cc6099

http://chaosium.com/?rmc2pnm=3fcc116eeec78f271331a0d5

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