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windows media player setup.exe

The application windows media player setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. 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 windows-media-player-11.todownload.com.
MD5:
affc278537572922132432d26e4f28a9

SHA-1:
b40aa9db552b5f1cdf367ec01c49ebb947b7a13e

SHA-256:
ba777a932e944e8c6731274ea7a71e25193bfa54bc6e9f0992a8785ebf8eaabe

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
5/5/2024 2:56:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.106.104

avast!
Win32:Installer-I [PUP]
2014.9-160213

Dr.Web
BackDoor.BlackHole.10549
9.0.1.044

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AZ (variant)
10.8891

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.W2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

McAfee
Artemis!AFFC27853757
5600.6490

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/DealPly
1.163.1557.0

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.93

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
22200

File size:
1.2 MB (1,215,704 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows media player setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:29zwHyxIu/Ku2zhhDIwod3J1kuNFJO2AOBD7s+4xATQXog:vHyxIgYzhhDIwgRE2AOBD7s+Co

Entry address:
0xD6670

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 20, A8, 40, 00, E8, FB, ED, 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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Entropy:
6.7486

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
869.5 KB (890,368 bytes)

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

http://windows-media-player-11.todownload.com/get/file/.../465811?lp=adm&gclid=CPHAkdXjlbUCFYqZ4AodJ0wAmg&

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