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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:
1c60eb6d8dda0930164178419db6a4df

SHA-1:
a99f1e613768ea6b8744e8412458edbf28e0a5c4

SHA-256:
9d41b8c901f6ac6a1e53539298ead7c69646f287f66c34f70a1a91f782812959

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 4:06:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.7.31.21

File size:
845.8 KB (866,088 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 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/8/2013 3:59:59 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 6:54:23 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ttbP5P+Zj47bEnklaqxcdXj8mmOBCZHX35qgn:nMZj47b7OdXj8mm3ZHXUgn

Entry address:
0x5408F

Entry point:
E8, 17, 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, 90, 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, E7, A2, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 8F, E4, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 70, 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:
6.7229

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,eJyti81ugzAQhJ-GG0L4B4cK9eBAXVUN0LQ0UbhEFDvFFAeaWCXh6WNQxBN0NNLufLMLUPAgBPAKALnnuxiQQwCQwPCLCAgWthsEASEeBh5B9mcvmpD.gnRNVXhY00mvKE.prJ7SO6f-uLJoA8jbncBlFdN.0fKjrnb3.YXSb-PIp04awnWNl.NZxGQ8bOp4KN3Vlv3kGdVxxppYAplumVplJc6zRCbZU588v6tdP38-2naldWchakFmXJ5EoeWfcC5aHLkSXBZO2SrTdKf2cjVTFbpV16mZkFNp1ViIFXyvr52wUFRwCxITz3IYIyb-hbgGnaUeM8ALH0IyAlFq2R73ZcvHAhkOXHIDtrh9Ig==,

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