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mediaplayerclassic.exe

Useful Software

This is the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application mediaplayerclassic.exe by Useful Software has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from i.bestsw.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5.90

MD5:
c74cb7b4e5672e02554ef54cebd68bf4

SHA-1:
2ef71208d263431c46210aab33d20eb135673adc

SHA-256:
daa7aaae7895f0e274cb4ecd429842efc2530b46045b2589bb1aedb2bbc7da97

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:22:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2015.03.17

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.217.176

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
150129-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3169

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Verti.JBT
21432

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9961
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Verti
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.201.15274

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Useful
v2015.03.16.11

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Verti.dmvgvb
0.30.0.296

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.16.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Verti
15.3.16.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Verti
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786530
37788

File size:
363.5 KB (372,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.90

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Useful Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/19/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/18/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Useful Software, O=Useful Software, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, 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:
142135C80AA62D0F15501B4128FC6AEE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/27/2015 10:50:12 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Qb2D9IIHOkbhVzS8DW4AqKa/62xioOWvj+xbWcs8LCUCvHDvioTFVLWT4QCjBQXs:Qb2D9IIHXlsrc/5OxbWBDtBVaT4B//UK

Entry address:
0x16D5D0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, EE, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8418

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
332 KB (339,968 bytes)

The file mediaplayerclassic.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://i.bestsw.net/stub/UINST/.../MediaPlayerClassic.exe

http://inst.bestsw.net/dl/42/2103/6340/.../

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