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realplayer setup.exe

Soft Installer Program

Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application realplayer setup.exe, “Soft Installer Program Setup ” by Media Theory (New Media Holdings) 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 installCore installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download RealPlayer but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.

File name:

Publisher:

Software Installer Web (signed by Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:

Soft Installer Program

Description:

Soft Installer Program Setup

Version:

2.6.5.3

MD5:

b4ff7f9d8b642092c447d1c0845cf754

SHA-1:

0f8e6704ed1d99ca84aabfee88703f38f1fcb99a

SHA-256:

d1d173fccbadf0fbd05818da5a82142e57f522f17435e7184b3b026ec4129517

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Note:

Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:

11/6/2024 10:17:04 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)

16.1.25.21

File size:

959.7 KB (982,776 bytes)

Product version:

2.6.1

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\realplayer setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

5/25/2015 7:37:49 AM

Valid to:

5/25/2016 7:37:49 AM

Subject:

CN=Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd), O=Media Theory (New Media Holdings Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

1121BA944A31E4793A274CC4ADECFF1E7349

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:szUYA+88/qxmNIqyIHgVRP0zKfyxHQr98X:szZANMgmuvIu8w

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, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE... 
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Entropy:

7.9334

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.bodyranchtag.com/c?x=O1b/TSJIx/8s46GRvdcoenXlrCYvhqiH3ef3oFMjkis=&c=sfxkfX2s0whc tHNXEDH5oVYC1amoFeP/d KatLOBV7TLY/THDu1em8nS6368hrhdQErgyPgYm24OiKzRdPONBzVtrMW97Yu/ T 8ZLc0u TUKtedEJ6ZX7Rk5depRGWiJa3mCxOlDX9rfoTdGbjZA==&downloadAs=RealPlayer Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.onlyfreedownloads.com/landing/bing3/.../download.php

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