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mediaplayerclassic_setup.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_setup.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.bestsw.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.12.174

MD5:
df3e3abc6b6553f7b5af202bf82753b6

SHA-1:
c288c9984001c952c615537954f41589fc3a9b26

SHA-256:
657c81d5d74f5df8d3335639491c8728fd869e3e53d56e1f814d43dd162d0091

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
2/25/2025 5:41:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
3.6.1.96

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3016

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9961
9.0.1.0227

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti.J potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11540

G Data
Win32.Application.Verti
15.8.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 296238.crdownload (Adware)
2015.9.29.7

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BundleApp
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15720

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Useful
v2015.08.15.06

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Verti.dpuvut
0.30.20.1219

Norman
Agent.BKBXY
11.20150815

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.08.15.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Verti.UsefulSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.8.15.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Verti
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
39722

File size:
363.5 KB (372,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.12.174

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mediaplayerclassic_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Useful Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/19/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
1/19/2016 5:29:59 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:
4/17/2015 10:32:59 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:WSbElrOd6I8vP3XQhk+yVLb8J85i0dN/kl/GkTww/U2cv:WSOrOd693XQy+yF8G5i0L/kluZw/U2cv

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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Entropy:
7.8422

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

Code size:
332 KB (339,968 bytes)

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

http://inst.bestsw.net/dl/42/20078/42/.../

http://inst.bestsw.net/dl/42/20078/42/.../

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