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windowsmediaplayersetup.exe

Web program

Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application windowsmediaplayersetup.exe, “Web program Setup ” by Top Balance (New Media Holdings) 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from unipdfconverter.com.
Publisher:
Generic   (signed by Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Web program

Description:
Web program Setup

Version:
2.4.2.1

MD5:
d410ed340b5b0dfdf6f067bc62b6c170

SHA-1:
eef54ec23cc13f99e68c5c72054f47d1b5534fba

SHA-256:
4b39b6a05e5ec32efefa2b0ffdb86f268c909cd74442e88662a49c6d583d8e9d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 11:51:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.installCore.Installer (M)
16.3.5.13

File size:
693.5 KB (710,168 bytes)

Product version:
4.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\windowsmediaplayersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2015 11:54:46 AM

Valid to:
2/12/2016 11:54:46 AM

Subject:
CN=Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112195E753935A102CF246567B961877F414

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:/rjGGg6VBMdDMydi8XgO2owO4oLO/RW9hR/hBXBlV5QfNnfjyN5zLzSkq:/rj3gSqMAuOwO4oiMhR7RlIfNfjM/zSf

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:
7.8898

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://unipdfconverter.com/?dl=1&pi=ATnFAjM4OZi3NM==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&chnl=b_sa_sign_win8&dr=cHaWck1tDKxp7S1i r5FDXam2r0Wc32lDXiyvENyhKvEvmCWcyDEcmlChSDBDz1l QDj7z1VLyDj rcWDK4m7z0RvmiWAkDjIKiWXzAzATLdOTMFASDPDdlChV80OTLRNji3AZaz&pd=2323Um2J dit7XswUmNJ i==&campaignId=9jn0AzazATC0AZMq

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