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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 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Windows Media Player

Description:
Windows Media Player

Version:
2.0.12.0

MD5:
18b7101d20adc811decd59c25789a650

SHA-1:
a677bcbcbca19fab6d5cb8a910aa5a8ed47286b5

SHA-256:
84d2de40ffcea147c6bd43fac0712d9f8f2ec849889ac8104cfaab4b8cff0782

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 5:06:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
398

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2014.10.04

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.152.80

avast!
Win32:Installer-L [PUP]
2014.9-160102

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r
2017.0.2876

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
1.0.20.10

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
17759

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2035
9.0.1.02

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
8.16.01.02.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-1738a19f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
11.2016-02-01_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13166

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2016.01.02.01

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
17.0.0.6

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.ddtina
0.28.2.61861

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.02.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.1.2.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.151231

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.97

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
26304

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.408
2.0.0.1903

File size:
755.9 KB (774,064 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.12.0

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\windows media player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 5:59:59 PM

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:
6/11/2014 2:21:21 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:yUADbBZd+lzDO1bw45bjcbInkydEMtoGGgNQLitkVNws9dIRyhFZ89AoVkzeCBmt:yUcnd0PO1lb4ZSE5Xetbs9TFPE2MOQ

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:
7.9363

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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