Windows Media Player Setup.exe

Windows Media Player

Install Helper

This is the Vittalia Filewon Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application Windows Media Player Setup.exe by Install Helper 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 Vittalia DM installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from software.onedownloader.com.
Publisher:
Install Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
Windows Media Player

Version:
3.0.0.84

MD5:
732ef2632a3d95339fe2374e5030c13a

SHA-1:
cc7766c1cc5cf3c1271fc6c4c8c2ab156b681ffe

SHA-256:
6f6533e495b1315fce3397c07fc3ed102d85aa618fc421a23c61d97c68d3684b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
12/4/2024 7:57:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
17.3.7.3

File size:
844.2 KB (864,432 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.84

Copyright:
(c) Install Helper

Original file name:
Windows Media Player Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows media player setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/29/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/30/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Helper, O=Install Helper, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
7CC3624C218D0B5B8DB87F5E4E3521B0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/1/2015 8:36:00 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x126A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 90, 47, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3...
 
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Entropy:
7.0573

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
478.5 KB (489,984 bytes)

The file Windows Media Player Setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://software.onedownloader.com/v2/click/76e7e853/?d=http://www.onedownloader.com/.../windowsmediaplayer.exe&n=Windows Media Player&key=d1ac0a1318c87a02b6322454d3e28f49553548ff42e7eb2e549055b8bd43a9c2&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://www.onedownloader.com/.../installimage.jpg&filename=Windows Media Player Setup&sid=bingsa-windowsmediaplayer- windows media player free download---

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