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mplayer_setup.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. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
OptimumInstaller  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
OptimumInstaller

Description:
mplayer

Version:
2.0.16

MD5:
be00d31beb9ec941ec0320096142dc0b

SHA-1:
534d6028590080e8f3c212d5b81721a4a4d2a010

SHA-256:
70aa95dae22792110d3a52420a836bfb3e33ac67b7743165a2a07705943efb55

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:
11/23/2024 12:17:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.414119
1025

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
14.04.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.143.156

avast!
Win32:IBryte-X [PUP]
2014.9-140415

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3503

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.414119
1.0.20.525

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.IBryte-20
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.I
18110

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.535
9.0.1.0105

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.25236
8.14.08.08.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.9680

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
4/15/2014

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Generic.414119
11.2014-15-04_3

G Data
Application.Generic.414119
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OptInstall
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11770

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.4012

Malwarebytes
PUP.Bundle.Installer.OI
v2014.04.15.01

McAfee
Adware-FOO!BE00D31BEB9E
5600.7159

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.414119
15.0.0.315

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.cstvic
0.28.0.59288

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.699048
14.04.15.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.CK4
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OptimumInstaller.N
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.iBryte!1.6600
23.00.65.14413

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.iBryte
10435

Trend Micro House Call
HV_OPTIMUM_BK0842D8.TOMC
7.2.105

Trend Micro
TSPY_IBRYTE_BL13285F.TOMC
10.465.08

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28256

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.176
2.0.0.1784

File size:
682.7 KB (699,048 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.16

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:
11/7/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2012 6:59:59 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:
0809956535A889F9931BDEF10FF6814A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/15/2012 2:00:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:cwjboiYyBVx4VPfZjwR7JYFrBIGIA55mu4nkdU4BRU2cAvKy6pUQ:cwj0iYynWVPfZjwpJYFrBIGR8u4krPX6

Entry address:
0x5C113

Entry point:
E8, F3, DC, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 8B, 4D, 08, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 57, 33, FF, 89, 4D, F8, 89, 5D, FC, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 21, 39, 7D, 14, 74, 1C, 3B, CF, 75, 1F, E8, D5, 0E, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, 57, E8, 48, C6, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 33, C0, 5F, 5E, 5B, C9, C3, 8B, 75, 18, 3B, F7, 74, 0D, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10, 39, 45, 14, 76, 21, 83, FB, FF, 74, 0B, 53, 57, 51, E8, 6C, C4, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 3B, F7, 74, B9, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10...
 
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Entropy:
6.5182

Code size:
487.5 KB (499,200 bytes)

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