» windows-media-player-12.exe
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windows-media-player-12.exe

SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application windows-media-player-12.exe by SILICOM INTERNET, S.L has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from installm.net.

File name:

Publisher:

SILICOM INTERNET, S.L. (signed and verified)

MD5:

edf7970ec88d00e29c70517279bcc2fc

SHA-1:

2cf73aec81b90e30a056d83306bffdc7d9c4da4f

SHA-256:

6c677c398a6f2ff32dd72c5ab7166d762eed1c8530cb7c2e6df720394c3eee74

Scanner detections:

15 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:

This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

4/23/2024 9:23:30 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.A.144

7.11.158.2

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3382

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.24524

9.0.1.0226

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.NE (variant)

8.10032

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of a-bootable-usb-0.9.5.471.exe (Adware)

2014.10.31.19

IKARUS anti.virus

Backdoor.Hupigon

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.180.12586

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore

v2014.08.15.01

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbna

0.28.2.61519

Reason Heuristics

PUP.SILICOMINTERNETSL.X

14.8.14.22

Sophos

Install Core Click run software

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.InstallCore/Variant

10421

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.InstallCore

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore.ba

30876

File size:

671.8 KB (687,952 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows-media-player-12.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.

Authority:

DigiCert Inc

Valid from:

10/24/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

10/29/2014 5:00:00 AM

Subject:

CN="SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.", O="SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.", L=Villaviciosa de Odon, C=ES

Issuer:

CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:

06C80396B3808BBD5B05A86D48465401

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:dQFpLUOMDcxaJMDc2n6smSG65o+hfBMArGEAeA6E8bU/rY9E1xJ:dQFRUOycxaK4STq+NTA4Ivb

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8447

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file windows-media-player-12.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://installm.net/bestsoftware/proof/windows-media-player-12.exe/.../download.htm

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