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windowsmediaplayersetup.exe

Program

Installer Internet Generic

The application windowsmediaplayersetup.exe, “Program Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Installer Internet Generic

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

Version:
2.6.3.2

MD5:
fa9a8a03b45effa548164b36bb49849c

SHA-1:
45d7c249b508a8d6352a9103d7ae4a1f4afcb1a9

SHA-256:
831895f0e3fcfe8c8b598d7933f7d329635ea849241adf6d983b3a229d5191b0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 8:30:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.RE48 (M)
16.6.7.21

File size:
685.4 KB (701,850 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windowsmediaplayersetup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mE8ap3huVRljrrXhh8QhwiTCXKwsDGM8TpF6reuWGuPE6oWlp2iebXRFw/94qN:mE8USvrXn8QjCXKGMOF6reX/oWlIVbXG

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8905

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://cdn.soft-you.org/c?x=A8SilY pWFMKKP5J3CAXQUjmrIk i083SXF1D3lhT8Y=&c=uf3gD62ExShL9Z6l8sQaUY5x6jMTlbLR4nOX4IYKrJML3OEhhOd8GoX4pVFMP2q5sAHQ524neYmCmTb1uASiQfVA31Wsen aOAATgV0GDS4=&fallback_url=http://d3qor7nx9zb32s.cloudfront.net/.../FlvPlayerSilent2404.exe&downloadAs=WindowsMediaPlayerSetup.exe

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