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MIDIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC

The application flashplayer.exe by MIDIA TECHNOLOGIES has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Midia Downloader installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Adobe Flash Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.protectmedia.net.
Publisher:
MIDIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5373fe36fea94dd4cf43433c120e91f0

SHA-1:
69dfde4b2b9f44610ba97ea0a3df39a96e10fb3f

SHA-256:
31d00dc8be6f95e590f4af54dda242d148bd2bbb99a8514fdd3f581896e67a92

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/25/2024 1:36:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Midia Technologies (M)
17.2.22.6

File size:
665.3 KB (681,232 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Midia Downloader

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flashplayer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MIDIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
8/14/2014 7:13:04 PM

Valid to:
4/11/2015 3:45:06 PM

Subject:
CN=MIDIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC, O=MIDIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC, L=Lewes, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B9918700A8F56

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x793D8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 30, 91, 47, 00, E8, 1C, CC, F8, FF, A1, 38, C1, 47, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 0C, EF, FD, FF, A1, 38, C1, 47, 00, 8B, 00, BA, 50, 94, 47, 00, E8, 0B, EB, FD, FF, 8B, 0D, 24, BE, 47, 00, A1, 38, C1, 47, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, 3C, 83, 47, 00, E8, FB, EE, FD, FF, 8B, 0D, E8, BF, 47, 00, A1, 38, C1, 47, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, 88, 7C, 47, 00, E8, E3, EE, FD, FF, A1, 38, C1, 47, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 57, EF, FD, FF, E8, C2, A9, F8, FF, 00, 00, FF, FF, FF, FF, 11, 00, 00, 00, 50, 72, 6F, 74, 65, 74, 6F, 72...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
481.5 KB (493,056 bytes)

The file flashplayer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://www.protectmedia.net/ids/.../getFile?lnk=Rmxhc2hQbGF5ZXJ8aHR0cDovL2dldC5hZG9iZS5jb20vYnIvZmxhc2hwbGF5ZXIv&dec=1

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