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realplayer setup.exe

Prog Application

Darwen Marketing Inc.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application realplayer setup.exe, “Prog Application Setup ” by Darwen Marketing 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.
Publisher:
Internet Program   (signed by Darwen Marketing Inc.)

Product:
Prog Application

Description:
Prog Application Setup

Version:
3.2.4.1

MD5:
5e581442d15cf208656e4dfaf885e2b0

SHA-1:
31ff122625f45048dad8b7b4a092d66df9278df5

SHA-256:
2950aa486de4c4004adeee23f6063f76d5c4b52aeabc5e422aa0ce0bfa941e59

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:
11/24/2024 3:36:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DarwenMa.Installer (M)
16.6.24.9

File size:
682.3 KB (698,688 bytes)

Product version:
4.4

Copyright:
Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\realplayer setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Darwen Marketing Inc.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/16/2015 4:14:30 AM

Valid to:
2/17/2016 4:14:30 AM

Subject:
CN=Darwen Marketing Inc., O=Darwen Marketing Inc., L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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

Serial number:
112180A13CB05776BC42C97930E7C161F590

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):
12288:i59GEFQFJbGBvTp2/a6nx9nYgTvUHbrHNwTlFXtg+b0no2UQKjc5n1q0WTROv8vn:i59hJBF6x+wTlFXtgLo9Hc5n1q/8v6

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.8874

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.completeinstallsarea.com/c?x=tOqtBajlt6AOiFNPshI8RQYoRzUv8vWPAwbBZNK6G3k=&c=mX01nGlVao5LHA85eFKZN9i0ieAcPhqXFdIjOie7h8 z /Asiw5iVErXmVy47HrYfxOCOK53/K4kirwbWpYU4YFwmFdzfCq7qYdjZpjhJZ93Df896qfbbbf3TG Cm5yG&fallback_url=http://www.onlyfreedownloads.com/landing/bing3/.../download.php&downloadAs=RealPlayer Setup.exe

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