media_player_setup.exe

WARP INSTALLER

The software uses a vraiant of the Adknowledge Optimum Installer to bundle additional offers in the setup routine including adware toolbars and extensions. This installer itself is just a download manager designed to present such offers (with minimal notice). The application media_player_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by WARP INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 37 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by WARP INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
4d8dcab900106123b59c2ad28c044780

SHA-1:
ec5f9b40500ab5e4cef8f72ab9ac2233b73f83f4

SHA-256:
f669cf6709efe07006b031ebc649174110621259d0646f00480da3bc9f423520

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
12/26/2024 1:49:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
369

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Badur
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
16.02.01

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.64

avast!
Win32:IBryte-CX [PUP]
2014.9-160201

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2847

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.160

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-724568
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.Z
18272

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26508
9.0.1.032

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Agent
8.16.02.01.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Z application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1188117
2/1/2016

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2016-01-02_2

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12080

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Badur
14.0.0.728

Malwarebytes
v2016.02.01.09

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!6E1B996EA597
5600.6503

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
17.0.0.96

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.cxnsau
0.28.0.59826

Norman
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
11.20160201

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Badur.220456
14.12.11.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.01.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.WARPINSTALLER.Installer (M)
16.2.1.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.1908
23.00.65.16130

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9350

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10836

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.914
2.0.0.1808

File size:
218.3 KB (223,528 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WARP INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WARP INSTALLER, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

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:
2073183E3CAF3D7A109497C973C378FF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/18/2014 4:00:11 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:de58TS03jqgjEd13/nYe6yBEF4ci5NNJiElm1vM15dcp12:M5Wf3RId1flpBgI7Zcp12

Entry address:
0xF397

Entry point:
E8, 30, 53, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 44, 82, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 38, 80, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
6.3673

Code size:
154 KB (157,696 bytes)

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