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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 27 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the VideoLAN VLC media player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.

File name:

Publisher:

Max Setup (signed and verified)

MD5:

278f2558c069c0b50826a7374b1dd09e

SHA-1:

b5ca98d85cf042a24045c2867fc993157a8d9973

SHA-256:

9bac4423a96d2f79b405788dcc969187484c7022f6f5c93a8abc26e434c64ca3

Scanner detections:

27 / 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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

5/3/2024 2:20:14 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi

951

Agnitum Outpost

Trojan.Kryptik

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7

7.11.140.8

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

140617-1

AVG

MalSign.InstallC

2015.0.3429

Bitdefender

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi

1.0.20.895

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAM

18008

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.24524

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi

8.14.06.28.08

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.LB potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

W32/Kryptik.BVVE!tr

6/28/2014

F-Prot

W32/A-f2a9ad54

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi

11.2014-28-06_7

G Data

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi

14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Backdoor.Hupigon

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.177.11984

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore

v2014.06.28.08

McAfee

Artemis!C0B6EAE909CF

5600.7085

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi

15.0.0.537

Norman

Kryptik.CDMO

11.20140628

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Virus.Adware.94c

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.MaxSetup.Y

14.6.28.20

Sophos

Install Core Click run software

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]

10515

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0327

7.2.179

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.InstallCore

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

InstallCore.b

27804

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}\downloads\installer_vlc_portuguese.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Max Setup

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

3/11/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:

3/11/2015 11:59:59 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 11:22:17 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)

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

http://mediaplayer7.descargar.es/.../down.php?p=ADCASH&trckid=31565899201396195885

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