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 21 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 i.greatfreesoft.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.20

MD5:
4714543aaf2bf66e3670c5f6878be2b1

SHA-1:
c203b8fc62b8ef6d48cfcccd262083643abfaed9

SHA-256:
688e25d6566cc3d89c062ae4864371d19de7cd81ab56fb670bfc603b37996062

Scanner detections:
21 / 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 1:18:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.GX
742

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Verti
2015.01.24

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Verti.253544
7.11.204.218

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.GX
1.0.20.115

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Verti.JBT
20821

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9107
9.0.1.023

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
9.11065

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.GX
11.2015-23-01_6

G Data
Application.Bundler.GX
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.192.14734

McAfee
Artemis!4714543AAF2B
5600.6876

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.GX
16.0.0.69

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.djfwqe
0.30.0.64812

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.23.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.d94
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Verti
15.1.23.20

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0123
7.2.23

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Verti
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
36922

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.53799
2.0.0.2043

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:

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:
11/11/2014 7:51:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:tDBLlLiGfX6SMatcJ2Pv2Rjb5yecrttsoS0fU2LCx:fpBfXJMwcsn2Rf8eKSoS0fU2LCx

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:
7.9066  (probably packed)

Code size:
216 KB (221,184 bytes)

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

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