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mediaplayer_update.exe

Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application mediaplayer_update.exe by Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from upgrade-needed.com.
Publisher:
Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
aecd3e2ec09557709bad7a4b00528030

SHA-1:
86ce99ab97ae5f87eed15ee3041a61a8cae21bb1

SHA-256:
0b89d2852359409f4c4c59d8781f60be2c421c8426121facc9c0a3273668799b

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
11/15/2024 5:24:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.189.122

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RO potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dgyiej
0.28.6.63726

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallCore
15.5.3.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
35224

File size:
1.1 MB (1,116,672 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\barbara\mediaplayer_update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/10/2014 9:46:33 AM

Valid to:
11/11/2015 9:46:33 AM

Subject:
CN=Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11210E32C34FA50F66CB08B7527C5A34954F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:K0vEGjEZaK5wr8P6mVAlnbNLtL+BWKFYQePEr520XTI:KAJYZT+KAtbltKBsnPy5DXTI

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.7954

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://upgrade-needed.com/download.php?conversion_id=14172110609572&site_id=582&app_id=96&lp_id=178&v=ico&stub_id=62&v_id=13b50ba945f7d7eb21cd9b6aa9ad7b15&dist_id=349&channel=dgch349&SourceId=1029&ymid=0000442a119b876e74bcebee98f2630638c90&cid=00004302c08974eda48fe8b438e664aefe42e

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