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windows media player.exe

The application windows media player.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 50ftwares.com.
MD5:
c6c6a8dc1b83e9ec63942163d05e8a78

SHA-1:
015c1c7ebf9a95320f92e6c3c55020997d625063

SHA-256:
3b4a07b271b43b6a99678db6c58aa234b7157a0ef631918fef1c4c20af6d2b62

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:19:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.124
9.0.1.0118

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.170.9144

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.ENG (M)
16.4.27.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
20054

File size:
614.3 KB (629,088 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jkOyMJfsGyGqtoY368Q5w2QGcKStYSgsbhFSZIrJfP1PXWLqM:IOyMJfsZGqt6fQGcSq8YfP1PXYn

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://50ftwares.com/.../89179

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