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windowsmediaplayersetup.exe

Web

Software Generic

The application windowsmediaplayersetup.exe, “Web Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore 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:
Software Generic

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

Version:
3.0.2.8

MD5:
0023525b9d96d14850bce92122fe0003

SHA-1:
bcfbff81233657cf699d19aa7fddb4407668dc92

SHA-256:
28860a2220e30b660dcde7e4e59af81fb763954b41c7b2a35f10a13e6440243b

Scanner detections:
7 / 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.

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:
11/24/2024 6:28:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Badur
7.1.1

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15619

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dsmvqa
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.6.18.23

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0528
7.2.170

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5084491
40552

File size:
687.5 KB (703,974 bytes)

Product version:
3.1

Copyright:
Generic Web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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):
12288:0pHGNphQgFvUf9hd9aWEOkL7csI92IiavG3vx7gYRN5c+j0k9dpHlncrXRL20LvZ:0pHs0gUf9h7NgC92IYpDVV0UHGlKYB

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:
7.8903

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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