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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 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.greatfreesoft.com.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.20

MD5:
174e6bebae244b2d485011a8fb51b59f

SHA-1:
a77464dbc03a1e1e598e0edc862fe65ccf2cff3a

SHA-256:
874cce57d84d05e228d7acfafdd0ef012d1a3d7271fcebb9959a61c8ec1bb32a

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/25/2024 1:15:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.GX
433

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Verti
2015.05.03

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2911

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Verti
4.0.3.151128

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.GX
1.0.20.1660

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Verti.JBT
21978

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9107
9.0.1.0332

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti.J potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11566

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Verti
11/28/2015

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.GX
11.2015-28-11_7

G Data
Application.Bundler.GX
15.11.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.203.15785

McAfee
Artemis!174E6BEBAE24
5600.6567

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.GX
16.0.0.996

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.djfwqe
0.30.24.1357

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.11.28.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.13c
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Verti.UsefulSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.11.28.23

Sophos
Generic PUA KH
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AS15
7.2.332

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AS15
10.465.28

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Verti
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
39892

File size:
244.8 KB (250,688 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.20

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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/18/2016 5:59:59 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:
11/11/2014 12:51:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:tDBLlLiGfX6SMatcJ2Pv2Rjb5yecrttsoS0fU2LCMg:fpBfXJMwcsn2Rf8eKSoS0fU2LC7

Entry address:
0x169AE0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, EC, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 03, 76, 16, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, DC, 4A, 03, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 00, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9065  (probably packed)

Code size:
216 KB (221,184 bytes)

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

http://inst.greatfreesoft.com/dl/42/27181/6222/.../

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