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windows-media-player-12.exe

Cir

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, “Cir 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 the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.bulkapplicationsign.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Minuho   (signed by Destiny Dream S.A.)

Product:
Cir

Description:
Cir Setup

MD5:
5b93a86ce2a5d5b512d50cc14d1fa28c

SHA-1:
cda5123344c4818b387cc673c55d580c456d8a8c

SHA-256:
93e0e51a4d13a821ca578b498ff0d5c2d294f179ef74d7023fc9d25273693eb6

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:
12/26/2024 2:44:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DestinyD.Installer (M)
16.3.28.13

File size:
1 MB (1,078,040 bytes)

Product version:
4.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\windows-media-player-12.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Destiny Dream S.A.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 12:55:11 PM

Valid to:
10/2/2016 2:36:18 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11217A75EB912AE2167326222C18D9E2357F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Kbmjb2rfYLfQazIgBOg5h3bMqDyrRupNCMvE6G1NFYZVSmc8AR:KS7cazIgBOg5dbLyZMcoJu

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.9068

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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