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mplayer_setup.exe

SetupManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application mplayer_setup.exe, “mplayer ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. Accoriding to the detections, it is a variant of Zbot (Zeus), a trojan that attempts to steal confidential information (online credentials, and banking details) from a compromised computer and send it to online criminals via a command-and-control server.
Publisher:
SetupManager  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
SetupManager.exe

Description:
mplayer

Version:
3.4.7

MD5:
2fda9bbe1c32778ed672706f517e31f0

SHA-1:
08f6d746a97d0823b3e69f2dd338a0dc68c4ebc5

SHA-256:
4edc2479e5015c60128efcb0663f7679d55f2c14c326b5d59f2ded91271211e2

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
12/26/2024 1:50:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.526895
408

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.Agent
15.12.24

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Agent.909545
7.11.140.10

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
2014.9-151224

AVG
Adware Generic5
2016.0.2886

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.526895
1.0.20.1790

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.Ibryte-116
0.98/18989

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
18011

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1108
9.0.1.0358

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.79124
8.15.12.24.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.G application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
12/24/2015

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.C.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Application.Generic.526895
11.2015-24-12_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.OptimumInst
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11595

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.924

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2015.12.24.03

McAfee
Adware-FOO!C83DFD3174FD
5600.6542

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.526895
16.0.0.1074

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.csnrpm
0.28.0.58720

Norman
Agent.ASWDM
11.20151224

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.909608
14.03.28.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumInstaller.Installer (M)
15.12.24.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Rouge.d!1075354374
23.00.65.151222

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Ibryte
9429

Total Defense
Win32/Zbot.HIE
37.0.10846

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Adware.OptimusInstaller.26607
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27820

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8160
2.0.0.1790

File size:
769.8 KB (788,264 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.7

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Optimum Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/10/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2013 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Optimum Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Optimum Installer, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, 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:
7C5F27B776ADBBB7943F700066A490BF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/5/2013 4:07:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:FRCe4MXie8iyDAzDDVDnVy76t7pltK6hWIqcYLYeD+nMsluTu0Ov:OZTiyDATnJmoln0Ov

Entry address:
0x533E6

Entry point:
E8, 60, E1, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, D9, E1, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 24, AD, 4A, 00, E8, 05, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 30, A3, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, D8, E4, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, B9, E3, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 66, 8B, 08, 40, 40, 66, 85, C9, 75, F6, 2B, 45, 08, D1, F8, 48, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 55, 08, 53, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, D7, 74, 07, 8B, 5D, 0C, 3B...
 
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Entropy:
6.5509

Code size:
459 KB (470,016 bytes)

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

http://ad.reduxmedia.com/clk?3,eJydjUsPgjAQhH-NN2Ja3qTx0CpV1BJIqog35K0gJhBRfr0QUe9ONpNvN5NZKCFFBXIMgyCKtRNMDB1BKUo0EEIFaAJACMkA6oaoKKoqrCuzxvSwc9x5AB8VwYMcAjgelQ7mv9nRBzeptNp47ftk0cIak3fV--A.IjXLwpH7nr4.Xei4IC4zOkC-scU-t8-7zl768tYznzZ3G8ZpwXKYHUvzueWhfOTRhXH.wbooY78HM0HImuY2kfBEpP20bTst6-s0rMp-ewHqAlhg,

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