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 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.9.188

MD5:
a74bb1df9d3f6a03aad7a32c45f62be0

SHA-1:
810470141218c14e8314feb1c4a01f446e8877fc

SHA-256:
a69f69cb2c003b0f560d782c29d536856fed085d59d1ceed10b50826b0608126

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
1/13/2025 1:39:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2015.04.07

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3146

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9980
9.0.1.097

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti.J potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11436

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Verti
4/7/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.Verti
15.4.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15504

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Useful
v2015.04.07.11

McAfee
Artemis!88067B6A946F
5600.6802

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Verti.doftau
0.30.10.952

Norman
Agent.BKBXY
11.20150407

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Verti
15.4.7.19

Sophos
Generic PUA NE
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0406
7.2.97

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Verti
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
39130

File size:
363.5 KB (372,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.9.188

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\settings - search engines_files\mediaplayerclassic.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/19/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/19/2016 12:59:59 AM

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:
3/27/2015 10:41:35 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:CBv7KArZZlLSZ2TKb5W9FElgKWpA+qlXjmyRxh96Ol5FYUa97I1l74Hpr2UlJvhi:C5lZI95QUgjpAtTRR52Ua9M1l74HJfvc

Entry address:
0x16D5C0

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

Code size:
332 KB (339,968 bytes)

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