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

Product:
SetupManager.exe

Description:
mplayer

Version:
3.4.7

MD5:
e47e8f6e546804a72da0333373a62895

SHA-1:
86d69ecb443233867144af70271d28f4c9624390

SHA-256:
88e7b0c7c6c12f5a8bb719d3d47b67dea36d62292c59cda05077f6046e4df4db

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 4:36:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.7.17.17

File size:
844.8 KB (865,064 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:
10/11/2012 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/8/2013 8:59:59 AM

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:
4/25/2013 11:01:23 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:sFfqYv3UYTMngX0GSntac6E5Cc2FPHXMYs6m:63UYTMngGJ6EEnPHXLs6m

Entry address:
0x5405F

Entry point:
E8, 07, 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, 80, E1, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 24, BD, 4A, 00, E8, AC, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D7, A2, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 7F, E4, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 60, 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:
6.7257

Code size:
462.5 KB (473,600 bytes)

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

http://ad.xtendmedia.com/clk?3,eJytkGFvgjAQhn8N34hpryoSsg9VhDiti8pm9sk00EgntQQ6BX79isHtD-zNJXf3vJe75DAJvMzneIwI8QjxOYIAEzHGMwt8cFEQBMTDZDYleOq-30WxSOX39r4I.S6d017LQ5ic6aD5ndLVUGtKdzSK1xhtB3I-TAr6P9rg.fOOzfb-OZzRulvTXTKe.07Fq47BvmDxa7E5RpfPL2pYEhVM4pzFS9gcP9RbGF1YsgPWXZrt3.4X182NKR1CHYhspJXgRt7EqDHimimRST5KtbJOWemmtVlxo1X7cB5olBtVOCTi2cm0pXBIyDMHpratZde3BKEGJsiyWpoeYCD28V4PRGqkvp5SnfWG0rcaAHJeiVNZ8FZUDkwADQt-AL1rhQY=,

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