» installer_vlc_portuguese.exe
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Analysis
File Details

installer_vlc_portuguese.exe

Max Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_vlc_portuguese.exe by Max Setup has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Max Setup (signed and verified)

MD5:

214cb163742d3ab62b9bc0d865cc16a3

SHA-1:

a55c24f22a8692b9a628065b0362278c553f186a

SHA-256:

ef7da501a97442539c9039e97030e12748aeedc1dbbc2c1b52d6a538160323e1

Scanner detections:

24 / 68

Status:

Adware

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:

4/25/2024 7:00:01 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi

1022

Agnitum Outpost

Trojan.Kryptik

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7

7.11.139.154

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-140418

AVG

MalSign.InstallC

2015.0.3500

Bitdefender

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi

1.0.20.540

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAM

18003

Dr.Web

Trojan.Damaged.1

9.0.1.0108

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi

8.14.04.18.04

ESET NOD32

Win32/Kryptik.BVVE (variant)

8.9604

Fortinet FortiGate

W32/Kryptik.BVVE!tr

4/18/2014

F-Secure

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi

11.2014-18-04_6

G Data

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi

14.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of installer_ares_plus_spanish.exe (Adware)

2014.7.7.9

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore

v2014.04.18.04

McAfee

Artemis!1978EE41D7C3

5600.7156

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi

15.0.0.324

Norman

Kryptik.CDMO

11.20140418

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Virus.Adware.94c

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.MaxSetup.Y

14.4.18.16

Sophos

Install Core Click run software

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]

10658

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0327

7.2.108

VIPRE Antivirus

InstallCore.b

27782

File size:

680.7 KB (697,048 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\installer_vlc_portuguese.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Max Setup

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

3/10/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/11/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Max Setup, O=Max Setup, STREET=Lillienblam 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

008F6F1294DBB38F9F80A7A06DE489DF45

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:0nvpeW/FNX4/kKYEf6u1AagCV9jXOmBlCiMNgaqZlF+opBZ:0nvEKsEuWadzjeYlCiMNjqj0on

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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Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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