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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 10 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:
2.0.7.3

MD5:
c086aaba89f42dd01f923ebf0eddd309

SHA-1:
c098adf173f4c1d28ff0ff7b98b853ae57aca631

SHA-256:
6d082c3534ce3cca3a9fbccfd3953fba96a35425be5722944a86f53453bb7b12

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/19/2024 3:40:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.150.60

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
140516-1

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5041
9.0.1.0137

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)
8.9813

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.05.17.02

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.U
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14515

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
29310

File size:
754.9 KB (773,040 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.7.3

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}\downloads\windows media player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 4:59:59 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:
5/14/2014 9:38:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:OsqLSiix1vV13me30XpR2/rUOrcbUagbaV2aWwYPvs2O1akJZ81C/wtzOmozJ+u:VeSiiDr0Lar1QbUakaV2aDYcT1FJUCVh

Entry address:
0x25B418

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:
7.9362

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,728,512 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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