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windows-media-player-12.exe

Application Installer Internet

Destiny Dream S.A.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application windows-media-player-12.exe, “Application Installer Internet Setup ” by Destiny Dream S.A 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.heartsignhosting.com.
Publisher:
Generic program   (signed by Destiny Dream S.A.)

Product:
Application Installer Internet

Description:
Application Installer Internet Setup

Version:
4.5.5.5

MD5:
9138d894004d5c1a037c3225909ec48c

SHA-1:
8a4178d48787e4451690d33890f5fb02ce99b827

SHA-256:
b78a1e1cc63c2a625463ff13cde416b3f04cc07e0584fbd808691eb27590b845

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:
11/1/2024 5:29:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DestinyD.Installer (M)
16.5.2.5

File size:
997.5 KB (1,021,480 bytes)

Product version:
1.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\windows-media-player-12.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Destiny Dream S.A.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/9/2015 10:58:51 AM

Valid to:
10/2/2016 9:36:18 AM

Subject:
CN=Destiny Dream S.A., O=Destiny Dream S.A., L=Clarens, S=Vaud, C=CH

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

Serial number:
112188521AED0C8EC20707151AF45D10C88E

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):
24576:yD8pz6Hl8sVk3rgr4WR1ii090MVKZMK0:yIp2ksR1iD9/aMK

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:
7.9280

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file windows-media-player-12.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.heartsignhosting.com/c?x=28jIC/0uJ n2ASz8MOf5EGjmoGfZ6QyY8GjJ ZWg/Vs=&c=QltdJzxkvvLNHnJmA hcc58rKWJsqbv9vcxb7k3XUk0rTTU2MldaO7RUrLsLvzX/t0fdX4zcvwCX vY0h14O7VMvpjNmgvaw6UkVMtRUcVBsXqKJfkHEyo66FdTH2J81 bDFGJbLp0jCvV1f0fWbVA==&downloadAs=windows-media-player-12.exe&fallback_url=http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/.../download-windows-media-player

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