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Windows Media Player

Install Manager

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application windows media player.exe, “Windows Media Player ” by Install Manager 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 files.installs.co.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
Windows Media Player

Description:
Windows Media Player

Version:
2.0.56.0

MD5:
fb264f922db80c4b29e3ad32f9c85870

SHA-1:
336a8b78e6c98fdd685217284640036a3f9afde5

SHA-256:
edddb5c693ce4596b682cb227c2b40e4e732885237d18cf251759b685c0afdb5

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 5:16:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.InstallManager.Installer (M)
16.2.6.15

File size:
897.4 KB (918,944 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.56.0

Copyright:
(c) Install Manager

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Manager

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
8/6/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Manager, O=Install Manager, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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

Serial number:
06C0BBB90999729C33560EC18A203261

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/19/2014 11:29:30 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:tl8MdhuJy9Z1ARjpQ4kvoCHCr21oUQAh5UcyHBWGktXE46SAjKvHWDialK6+oUdg:tl8MdwyzXHvH0cuBytmVD7K6+pdCfWKL

Entry address:
0x297BE0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, E3, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8745

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

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

http://files.installs.co/get/click/nnj1rgkh/?d=http://downloadd.org/.../windowsmediaplayer.exe&n=Windows Media Player&key=5e8cdfc9495ae370e63c65bd1fc41c5065188d83cf9db7f382bef8adc624b5bb&product_image=http://downloadd.org/.../windowsmediaplayer.png&sid=Windows Media Player&filename=Windows Media Player

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