webplayer.exe

Kreapixel

The application webplayer.exe by Kreapixel has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. According to Microsoft Security Essentials, the software includes a bundle of the DealPly adware which is installed on a user's PC during setup using the InstallCore platform. The file has been seen being downloaded from securelinkdownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Kreapixel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7726a660c414f35b0eee47945a61e0e0

SHA-1:
77236ad5ca560bc80427d174d996311fd346c687

SHA-256:
2b351041849a38fda659e37dfa84aa7bce8e50e3724b3ebecef1697b0ed6845b

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including DealPly. Which includes offers in a user's web browser which state they are "Powered by DealPly".

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:12:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.143.98

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AZ (variant)
8.9674

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

Microsoft Security Essentials
1.10401

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Kreapixel.J
14.8.27.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14825

File size:
1.2 MB (1,213,816 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/22/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/23/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Kreapixel, OU=24, O=Kreapixel, L=Bergerac, S=Dordogne, C=FR

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
452FBFB1AEBD907CC222ACC2D160BC37

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:AEuZT1/wlcJPz7pI0ePEDckxg3XN9mo0CI4X27CLvct:A9PhJ67EDckxg3dYorIuLvk

Entry address:
0xD87A0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, EC, 98, 40, 00, E8, 42, D0, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
877.5 KB (898,560 bytes)

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

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