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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.reduxmedia.com.
Publisher:
SetupManager  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
SetupManager.exe

Description:
mplayer

Version:
3.4.7

MD5:
f6e6276de8ca54316e77986f66fa6524

SHA-1:
537a9a3fa444faaf1d5a25704bd02f98ad371b0e

SHA-256:
65a2dd0da1f12e4b7c058d8cf665330c6d7edd068f1fcdc22b68149cd59fb50b

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:
12/26/2024 1:39:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.7.23.19

File size:
766.3 KB (784,680 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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2013 3:59:59 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:
4/2/2013 2:30:30 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:+t6sQDGakts4bKYUg2AkDfmUIZsMS0jnHsduKSwV6NdDkrfEB8v4socSd6DUOJnJ:+tlqS2CUfEB8v4VNd6oO9MeC7WM/C

Entry address:
0x52FA5

Entry point:
E8, 01, E2, 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, 7A, E2, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, F4, 9C, 4A, 00, E8, F6, 4E, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 21, A5, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 79, E5, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 5A, E4, 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:
6.5502

Code size:
458 KB (468,992 bytes)

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

http://ad.reduxmedia.com/clk?3,eJydjlFPwjAQxz9N3wbpWsZGFh86a3HqiJgh9LG0YwwHhW2xyqfnUJRn.eeS-93dP3fn01iF4ZJEmhA1wGFYDGOfGoNHYRQZ4-E4jgehH-BgRKnHeknOXxez5ym3YuoSdtZ41n9x7EcpY.KCU8ZKdndL7x.nl3kq6vSbuGICs.8rabO1vp6E.SWPmEqrBeY4-bXx7FMexWYylu4przeTo-yyXNRZhYOv3vyhkkf5IXPtTzYzkl0P3Hjeuuv2iDJEBIRzrr-sdmVf2y2UbaEavUZUHBDlxrpdbZVBJNFqWzQKkYCs3itTWGgVpupsg8iwtOCFfGgh7wBWttkCHpZNAdX-D6taDV7cw2eEH3nPP9Mb0AkKS4eF,

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