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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 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.greatsoftfree.com.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.9.146

MD5:
b796c74843bc66d0e82f91f93e6a92c6

SHA-1:
926b229f652d26ad7a5f8d20316f474869908b61

SHA-256:
e2e765df7fb7072c2d51f427df41007aed0a9dfa052b0b91936e9a8b1d3825d0

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 2:08:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2015.04.04

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
3.6.1.96

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3149

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9817
9.0.1.094

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti.J potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.Verti
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of mixxxdj.exe (Adware)
2015.7.8.22

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16007

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Useful
v2015.04.04.02

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Verti.dptfbk
0.30.24.1636

Norman
Agent.BKBXY
11.20150404

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Verti
15.4.4.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Verti
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786530
40432

File size:
363.5 KB (372,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.9.146

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:
3/27/2015 9:00:37 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:W3NlPYFMITLl1kiKDJrf8Ep1RwqTjDUfG7ezksIbdF+fB8sDduIGdDdRWUU/U20w:WdCFfL/KDhfN1RfXU+7BsIbT+58sDYhy

Entry address:
0x16D570

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:
7.8415

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 URL.

http://inst.greatsoftfree.com/dl/691/34416/6948/.../

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