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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 16 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 and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
1f21d6dd62fe6707ee96e41fc66554b9

SHA-1:
d1f2e84d7ae6ab7ef65d314ab073f3ffecf580e7

SHA-256:
6e5af304dd1fb5e10f76b0ab5b271169de2a3238575d18e2daf69a649caad109

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
4/27/2024 3:50:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2013.10.12

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.107.46

avast!
Win32:Installer-I [PUP]
2014.9-140413

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18033

Dr.Web
BackDoor.BlackHole.10549
9.0.1.0103

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AZ (variant)
8.8906

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

IKARUS anti.virus
SoftwareBundler
t3scan.2.0.127

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.170.8823

McAfee
Artemis!1F21D6DD62FE
5600.7161

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/DealPly
1.163.1557.0

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.13.07

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14411

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.93

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBOHAQ
7.2.103

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
22284

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 3:22:17 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 2 URLs.

http://windows-media-player-11.todownload.com/get/file/.../754782?lp=adm&gclid=CPHAkdXjlbUCFYqZ4AodJ0wAmg&s=8vP2AtTmmec-xVsN7XI4pQ&t=1377024695&ext=.exe

http://windows-media-player-11.todownload.com/get/file/.../754782?lp=adwords&gclid=COqs6rfnmrUCFWXHtAodDVsAAA&s=80iNqn5HBpmXjZErRvA_TA&t=1377197491&ext=.exe

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