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windows media player.exe

Windows Media Player

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for Windows Media Player. The setup is bootstrapped by the Air Installer 'download manager' (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) that bundles unwanted software (adware, toolbars, extensions) during setup while deciving the user into thinking they are downloading the stadard installation setup from Windows Media Player. The application windows media player.exe, “Windows Media Player ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.

File name:

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Windows Media Player

Description:

Windows Media Player

Version:

2.0.16.0

MD5:

95b9c8f79c9c4e906fa613217b0e4ae4

SHA-1:

295314a27c295a5ca6c3a37fecd5d87420e0cc91

SHA-256:

27048aee8ddcec8538d460f048cbcac66eb291cbb9ed9ddfff2f22b803423d13

Scanner detections:

29 / 68

Status:

Adware

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:

4/25/2024 10:15:47 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

854

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

2014.10.04

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.152.80

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-141003

AVG

Adware BundleApp_r

2015.0.3332

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

1.0.20.1380

Bkav FE

W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-62

0.98/19476

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

19335

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5245

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

14.10.03

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-1738a19f

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

11.2014-03-10_6

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.SuspectCrc

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13166

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.10.03.05

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

15.0.0.828

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.ddtina

0.28.2.61861

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.10.03.05

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3

10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.U

14.10.3.17

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.141001

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4784938

29800

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.408

2.0.0.1903

File size:

755.9 KB (774,064 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.16.0

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Air Software

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/25/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

3/27/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Air Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Air Software, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

3AC786E09219DF82DA830E461D4FC39F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/27/2014 11:49:34 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:TCgTBURd2JuJQHGlwst1QB9eyGgrsa3/JhKrnqCsNaUu64xzvReZX4Kj+X:TNKftOreyLernDweRiIm+X

Entry address:

0x25C418

Entry point:

60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10... 
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Entropy:

7.9360

Packer / compiler:

ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:

1.7 MB (1,733,632 bytes)

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

http://files.installs.co/get/click/nnj1rgkh/?d=http://downloadd.org/.../windowsmediaplayer.exe&n=Windows Media Player&key=5e8cdfc9495ae370e63c65bd1fc41c5065188d83cf9db7f382bef8adc624b5bb&product_image=http://downloadd.org/.../windowsmediaplayer.png&sid=Windows Media Player&filename=Windows Media Player

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