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realplayerinstaller.exe

Wecan Software

This is the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application realplayerinstaller.exe by Wecan Software has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as RealPlayer but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Wecan Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.25

MD5:
46dd3824c16b0174bc1fdf94c6de310a

SHA-1:
53cf5c71fd58b67ccffae8163435ba3360b7c8c4

SHA-256:
5bba8959da0e6397a34d7e9a2d20c90142efca43b3d0820725f7971a956a560f

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/24/2024 12:35:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.W
1.0.20.895

F-Prot
W32/S-cc83dd4d
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of dtunesinstaller.exe (Adware)
2015.6.28.20

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.191.14617

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Verti
14.0.0.1816

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.WeCan.A
v2015.06.28.08

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.W
16.0.0.537

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dlauux
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WecanSoftware
15.3.23.19

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Rocketful/Variant
9785

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OA115
7.2.179

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.231419
2.0.0.2033

File size:
263.3 KB (269,648 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.25

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Wecan Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/23/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Wecan Software, O=Wecan Software, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, 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:
1FD8A9E8CBFDDB2724A69194C505EF77

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/3/2014 2:39:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:HP0cyd4eJ6IJGGIUmmB7xnqn1iJIg+apKceXXgr45oSF/U2UX:md4e6IwGIm6H9apKceXXDoSF/U2UX

Entry address:
0x16D5E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, EC, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 55, B9, 16, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, DE, 95, 03, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9193  (probably packed)

Code size:
236 KB (241,664 bytes)

The file realplayerinstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://inst.bestsw.net/dl/526/25116/6078/.../

http://i.bestsw.net/stub/WECAN/.../RealPlayerInstaller.exe

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