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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ad.yieldmanager.com.
Publisher:
SetupManager  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
SetupManager.exe

Description:
mplayer

Version:
3.4.7

MD5:
32b886e605142ecafec60086a60be5c6

SHA-1:
0c78d80b70f1c642f91c4c7447381a46194e8ec0

SHA-256:
677d167331fb7a2a7804aad7a0deaf3622029da660854ee2c520b8c8b2051d95

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
11/23/2024 11:24:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumI.Bundler (M)
16.4.7.7

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:
4/19/2013 1:46:41 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:aI2p5RW9/x+gJS9qpJ59jwwNZx2SVKDY/EDVRny/aL8hOu5K+ayiWqRt2YBpoC9N:aIbVXExVL8hOu5diWAt1poLi8iF

Entry address:
0x534E5

Entry point:
E8, 61, 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, DA, E1, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 24, AD, 4A, 00, E8, 06, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 31, A3, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, D9, E4, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, BA, 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:
6.5512

Code size:
459.5 KB (470,528 bytes)

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

https://ad.yieldmanager.com/clk?3,eJydjk1vgkAQhn8NN2hgd4HdkB7GrlhT1paC8eOG-6FoEVI1Kr9ebEm99znNTJ4373g48gNqCPY9yQwJCxZEHtbIGJ9hqmw3iiIcIETdbg.tFsYAr.Ps4wxoeBkO4A533DyFnhcBd-cHCpDCYPQ2h-n69zLasKz3yCf6C.0Dnm0vi37u-s4Aa05BN4mXtGTw0NRWVGNXzBbXZBaXgoujyOMvUbpk0qoqyTfVJJ9el1WKllzt3h8vPdu2KaRe1fXuSdaVheOiacr94VjspT6VysJcaUxCRn3HMB04ROLQYSykzkq7hUcpIYRpCwUHLU.fuvO9G0.VZ2g=,

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