home

player-couk.exe

Metaboli Player

Metaboli

The application player-couk.exe, “Metaboli Player Setup ” by Metaboli has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.metaboli.co.uk.
Publisher:
Metaboli   (signed by Metaboli)

Product:
Metaboli Player

Description:
Metaboli Player Setup

Version:
3.11

MD5:
d0bf7b9eb8fd51f54b91e62bb848ce7c

SHA-1:
af41ffc5bd551f48f5d32e7b16807388490f8fc3

SHA-256:
54fdfb27aab02523204c58534fd9b8cf1b2cb6b99094f66561b2611a66ab990f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 12:18:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.IM (L)
17.1.24.19

File size:
6.7 MB (6,977,752 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.4.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2010 Metaboli

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\player-couk.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Metaboli

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/20/2010 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2011 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Metaboli, OU=DT, O=Metaboli, L=Paris, S=Paris, C=FR

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
266E543FE7B4B53973ADAD43AC8BB771

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
[+]

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file player-couk.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.metaboli.co.uk/Player-COUK.exe

Remove player-couk.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.