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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 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 install.optimum-installer.com.
Publisher:
OptimumInstaller  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
OptimumInstaller

Description:
mplayer

Version:
2.0.21

MD5:
910906d651274c96fff9cb7b1412fa68

SHA-1:
e4c179522163bac09219c9cb24a5011f0d4a7aaf

SHA-256:
eaf6ca201dac97b7d89533667f6f8e93597613d335d96defa5b2d549e8cf435d

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 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:
12/24/2024 12:40:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.16.2

File size:
581.3 KB (595,240 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.21

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 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2013 9:59:59 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:
10/31/2012 1:47:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x443B6

Entry point:
E8, BB, E8, 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, 34, E9, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 9C, E5, 48, 00, E8, A5, 52, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, FE, CD, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 33, EC, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 14, EB, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 55, 08, 53, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, D7, 74, 07, 8B, 5D, 0C, 3B, DF, 77, 1E, E8, 9A, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 9E, CB, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14...
 
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Code size:
392.5 KB (401,920 bytes)

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

http://install.optimum-installer.com/o/.../mplayer_Setup.exe

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