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windowsmediaplayersetup.exe

Installer Application

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The application windowsmediaplayersetup.exe, “Installer Application 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:
Software

Product:
Installer Application

Description:
Installer Application Setup

Version:
5.2.5.7

MD5:
40cc149f5160cd0eb675c540ef20969e

SHA-1:
c793d9d9a980efce9a37705326ca367df5fb9a59

SHA-256:
cd2ea4f8c421ee9b1f87986fbf8f9cb2bac126313053365cf8d586aeedcd0b91

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:
11/27/2024 8:48:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.RE48 (M)
16.8.8.10

File size:
687.2 KB (703,690 bytes)

Product version:
2.1

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:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:o3hGWhTIWo5e394Svh2+oxmlX8DJ2pTXy/h50x5GGf+rtK9JJP5:o3hrhTIWo5e394Syxm/c50xA7EJV5

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:
7.8900

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://down-great.info/?dl=1&pi=ATa4NzLdAzL4Ai==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&chnl=b_sa_chwin8&dr=cHaWck1tDKxp7S1i r5FDXam2r0Wc32lDXiyvENyhKvEvmCWcyDEcmlChSDBDz1l QDj7z1VLyDj rcWDK4m7z0RvmiWAkDjIKiWXzAzATLdOTMFASDPDdlChV80OTLRNji3AZaz&pd=2323Um2J dit7XswUmNJ i==&campaignId=9jn0AzaRAziwAZMq

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