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media_player_pro_setup.exe

File Monarch

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application media_player_pro_setup.exe, “System Applet ” by File Monarch 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from tjt0o.trackvoluum.com.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
284ec8716bef19a0070ccff8c81a70df

SHA-1:
11b6fccbd053b0647e2b6b0934f37241aff51139

SHA-256:
ab82f3d5b8edfeee2884429214f45bd75f2ad729fbeb47e7ecb93f3339b5b506

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
11/25/2024 12:52:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FileMonarch.Installer (M)
15.12.22.16

File size:
229.4 KB (234,872 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) System Applet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Monarch, O=File Monarch, STREET="4600 Madison Ave., FL 10", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00E65C750985B066CBB7B485ACF86E58B1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/12/2014 10:27:57 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:2RP9jbeD5OSIOHuAtdO/AwHGqFazU1wvaz4kdKwYJjqdgXqqYba0xEcI:MZbeD5rRHHPO/dmqFaQ18XqqYW0xM

Entry address:
0x60CE

Entry point:
E8, 45, 05, 00, 00, E9, 35, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 08, A2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 04, A2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 00, A2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, FC, A1, 40, 00, 89, 35, F8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, F4, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 20, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 14, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, F0, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, EC, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E8, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, E4, A1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 18, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 0C, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 10, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 1C, A2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.2406

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

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

http://tjt0o.trackvoluum.com/click

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