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videoplayer_update.exe

A. Shelem Management Ltd

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application videoplayer_update.exe, “Installer Pack ” by A. Shelem Management 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.3-pn-installer.com.
Publisher:
Installer Pack   (signed by A. Shelem Management Ltd)

Product:
Installer Pack

Description:
Installer Pack

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
476caf65dc56a58559d6be7003485f94

SHA-1:
ddcbab51035b952a77cc667f92fa2f35ee307a66

SHA-256:
2381ae0d412357e927ef6509f5ee45a1d9054394f05d02c605ef70ba3eeb8b34

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
11/23/2024 9:55:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.10.4.0

File size:
144.9 KB (148,416 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Installer Pack

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
A. Shelem Management Ltd

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
4/27/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/8/2015 6:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=A. Shelem Management Ltd, O=A. Shelem Management Ltd, L=Ramat Hasharon, S=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
025FFF215BBB6CF848E5EB60D533E9DD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/15/2014 2:29:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:XILgICsaCscXBwnleChB8One8aXHXlZXLIvZ3oLLhjLmOiU6fEyPXXT0UjE5Pl:XILCs3pB8hhB8OnOX1ZbmZJLto5Pl

Entry address:
0x618D

Entry point:
E8, 46, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 08, B2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 04, B2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 00, B2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, FC, B1, 40, 00, 89, 35, F8, B1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, F4, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 20, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 14, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, F0, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, EC, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E8, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, E4, B1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 18, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 0C, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 10, B2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 1C, B2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.4302

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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

http://secure.3-pn-installer.com/o/.../VideoPlayer_Update.exe

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