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installer_vlc_english.exe

100Blogs SL

This is the Vittalia Filewon Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application installer_vlc_english.exe by 100Blogs SL 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 Vittalia DM installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the VideoLAN VLC media player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
100Blogs SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
dd4f07ce2b40204795c47fc4619125de

SHA-1:
f7411b1548f761737b9e2474300175c711b5ea4c

SHA-256:
dd06dbec18b8915f9876b2177b44285d899dfdd5ea22f3320fa3f36bbc17264d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
5/3/2024 3:48:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
16.8.3.22

File size:
664.6 KB (680,560 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
100Blogs SL

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/14/2013 11:18:59 AM

Valid to:
10/14/2016 11:18:59 AM

Subject:
CN=100Blogs SL, O=100Blogs SL, L=CERDANYOLA DEL VALLES, S=BARCELONA, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B93142DC69C91

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:C6gpT/xLoVzERg5tauY0+PRFILuXY8kziQjnjA:C6gBJLoVMg5ta97j4KCjA

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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:
7.8647

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://mediaplayer7.descargar.es/.../down.php?p=ADCASH&trckid=3919130961399504557

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