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

Version:
1.0.3.153

MD5:
2813152031f9ee841d4d8e8dab978615

SHA-1:
a6a9213fd4df3b53af18798ac14d4d90aab6659a

SHA-256:
7ba3e3152647d65d06e10fbe895dac291be267d5c078d2cfe637b4ea438454a6

Scanner detections:
18 / 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 1:38:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2015.03.03

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.213.42

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150306

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3178

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Verti.JBT
21269

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti.J potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11257

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Verti
3/6/2015

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Verti
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15134

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Useful
v2015.03.06.04

McAfee
Artemis!2813152031F9
5600.6834

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dlauux
0.30.0.296

Norman
Agent.BKBXY
11.20150306

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM11.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Verti
15.3.6.16

Sophos
NextUp
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Verti
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
38054

File size:
363.5 KB (372,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.3.153

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:
11/18/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/18/2016 4:59:59 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:
2/24/2015 5:58:28 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:gUC7ZyNNuc23cd0rL0VnZI7MDvwbZZ6dIjuqk0nzuisOaHZ6DGfLWsy+XRaX/U2j:3C7ZjcScU4Vnmx4ddb0KiEZfKGBM/U2j

Entry address:
0x16D590

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:
7.8407

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://i.getswfree.net/stub/UINST/.../MediaPlayerClassic.exe

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