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videplayer_update.exe

A. Shelem Management Ltd

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application videplayer_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:
2b0a15d74d6e599bc4badab96fd6090b

SHA-1:
23116f41cc1c5854fe7d040a744eb0c6f73b9e63

SHA-256:
16f785ab92e02820c59fcc63c58dc908ba01be4d17ce20cecadbf73ce97f0a9e

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 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:
11/23/2024 10:34:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.AShelemM.Installer (M)
16.4.24.8

File size:
91.4 KB (93,632 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\videplayer_update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
A. Shelem Management Ltd

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
4/27/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/8/2015 8:00:00 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:
7/31/2014 1:25:53 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:i9o8OdEjn3Z6ZaPuSC6OPKjdE27KFcMENF5UXe2:wo8OdEjn3caPrOPKjd4gOe2

Entry address:
0x5FFD

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, A2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 04, A2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 00, A2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, FC, A1, 40, 00, 89, 35, F8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, F4, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 20, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 14, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, F0, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, EC, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E8, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, E4, A1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 18, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 0C, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 10, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 1C, A2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.3475

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

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

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