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littlealchemy_vlc_201Setup.exe

VLC

OpenCandy Inc.

The application littlealchemy_vlc_201Setup.exe, “VLC Setup Program” by OpenCandy has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OpenCandy Installer installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. 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:
VideoLan Organization  (signed by OpenCandy Inc.)

Product:
VLC

Description:
VLC Setup Program

Version:
2.0.1

MD5:
f0f2f429747400052855181202b4461f

SHA-1:
8454526b20826cd65f792c8e92d3c2ca6b2c727b

SHA-256:
90e19a917c3e4f57064b3a5711d3020a10b6c58a9253108caeb229c7579c0ebe

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

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:
4/23/2024 9:31:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
8.9236

McAfee
Artemis!F0F2F4297474
5600.7164

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OpenCandy.AA
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14408

File size:
1.1 MB (1,177,968 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.1

Original file name:
littlealchemy_vlc_201Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OpenCandy Installer

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\littlealchemy_vlc_201setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OpenCandy Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/14/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OpenCandy Inc., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=OpenCandy Inc., L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6FFC263A351134194CF16E1E6D0E0806

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/17/2012 4:53:02 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:aF3ksHyz/hvWY7Yrurap5tmip00FRMYpjtOoMZBUDbwKRRbXmqIGOcPDn:i0sSLUkYruWfVp05YTpvTbXTIG

Entry address:
0x3116B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 5F, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, E0, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9314

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,142,784 bytes)

The file littlealchemy_vlc_201Setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://fetch.ignitedownload.com/.../littlealchemy_vlc_201Setup.exe

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