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tinymediaplayerinstaller.exe

Nextup

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application tinymediaplayerinstaller.exe by Nextup has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.greatappsfree.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Nextup  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.5

MD5:
62b3dbf6ac04309c7bbed2555b2ce3ae

SHA-1:
dda6f7874da0060387206d7f65d7c24474572b94

SHA-256:
6e3581bacf100b0d7342c916dd9cb298ced7cc7b353b9929543791b235ccdd80

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
11/5/2024 9:52:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140907

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3358

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.5905
9.0.1.0250

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.10126

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Verti
9/7/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.Nextup
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Nextup
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.181.12775

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.NextUp
v2014.09.07.07

McAfee
Artemis!62B3DBF6AC04
5600.7014

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Nextup.Y
14.9.7.19

Sophos
NextUp
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0715
7.2.250

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
31442

File size:
594.5 KB (608,808 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Nextup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/22/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/23/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Nextup, O=Nextup, STREET=10900 NE 8TH ST, STREET=STE 1000, L=Bellevue, S=WA, PostalCode=98004, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C705E6F899AC0C37A4458683DB2745BB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/2/2014 10:38:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:p2+SkudwTvelQUvoCSo5EbrQtKg0Th2X7XKsHOn8eonqxq+p:mkuAeQUvNSoS0C4X9Qf4qxqo

Entry address:
0x22565

Entry point:
E8, A6, A5, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, D8, EC, 47, 00, E8, 65, 2C, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, E6, 9E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, 54, 7F, 48, 00, BA, 50, 7F, 48, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, AD, B4, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, A4, B4, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E8, 54, 2C, 00, 00, C3, 8B, D0, EB, C5, 6A, 0E, E8, B2, 9D, 00, 00, 59, C3, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 04, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.6554

Code size:
398.5 KB (408,064 bytes)

The file tinymediaplayerinstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/45/27182/45/.../

http://i.greatappsfree.com/stub/NEXTUP/.../TinyMediaPlayerInstaller.exe

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/45/2293/81/.../

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