fmpcheckforupdates.exe

Update Checker

Bitberry Software

The application fmpcheckforupdates.exe by Bitberry Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program Final Media Player 2014 by Bitberry Software. While running, it connects to the Internet address hosted-by.leaseweb.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Bitberry Software  (signed and verified)

Product:
Update Checker

Version:
2013.3.25.0

MD5:
c0a5f068ce8d071e870e8d32d47583a3

SHA-1:
698cf11861ba491a4fa286794c1b606afe6ec3a6

SHA-256:
1e317490615b5da7890ec471045be0a1b33b7661fcf982113d2eeeed6ab6a6aa

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 11:01:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bitberry.BitberrySoftware (M)
15.12.31.3

File size:
1.6 MB (1,642,896 bytes)

Product version:
2013.3.25.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\finalmediaplayer\fmpcheckforupdates.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/12/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/12/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Bitberry Software, O=Bitberry Software, L=Holbaek, S=n/a, C=DK

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2B45F5EACFCCD01402902F5B86CE6120

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/25/2013 11:24:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
5.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:rE1pK+hMtnhdmcpfxFq2gd0dXjb9TbO/Yn0:UpFSScpfxw5Az0

Entry address:
0x1678

Entry point:
EB, 10, 66, 62, 3A, 43, 2B, 2B, 48, 4F, 4F, 4B, 90, E9, 8C, E0, 51, 00, A1, 7F, E0, 51, 00, C1, E0, 02, A3, 83, E0, 51, 00, 52, 6A, 00, E8, C1, B4, 11, 00, 8B, D0, E8, 26, 8F, 0F, 00, 5A, E8, 48, 8E, 0F, 00, E8, 5B, 8F, 0F, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 30, A0, 0F, 00, 59, 68, 28, E0, 51, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 9B, B4, 11, 00, A3, 87, E0, 51, 00, 6A, 00, E9, 17, 2C, 10, 00, E9, 62, A0, 0F, 00, 33, C0, A0, 71, E0, 51, 00, C3, A1, 87, E0, 51, 00, C3, 60, BB, 00, 50, B0, BC, 53, 68, AD, 0B, 00, 00, C3, B9, E4, 00, 00, 00, 0B, C9...
 
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Entropy:
6.7061

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,167,360 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Final Media Player Update Checker

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The file fmpcheckforupdates.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Final Media Player 2014  by Bitberry Software
www.bitberry.com
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hosted-by.leaseweb.com  (162.210.196.7:80)

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