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uninstall.exe

The executable uninstall.exe has been detected as malware by 36 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program VLC media player by VideoLAN. Infected by an entry-point obscuring polymorphic file infector which will create a peer-to-peer botnet and receives URLs of additional files to download.
MD5:
2337217af7ee138203568559c29be048

SHA-1:
a1d4ba4694fae05149ba5262ba423631fb841249

SHA-256:
37c3cb4f67c7d697c2aa0be0dc16e098730df0d848794a0174f6c32cd128ccae

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 11:30:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
6764508

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.BL
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2015.03.06

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
7.11.214.42

avast!
SaliCode
150303-0

AVG
Win32/Sality
2014.0.4253

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.1536

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.325

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Sality.gen
21311

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.E.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
11.2015-06-03_6

G Data
Win32.Sality
15.3.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Sality
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.200.15179

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.543

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
16.8.708.2

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.193.1548.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
16.0.0.195

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.beygb
0.30.0.296

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
15.03.06.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
15.03.06.05

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
3.15.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.KUKU.kt!1591113
23.00.65.15304

Sophos
Virus 'Mal/Sality-D'
5.11

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.0.11479

Trend Micro House Call
PE_SALITY.RL
7.2.65

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.06

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakc
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
38050

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.N[h]
2014.3.20.0

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Sality.Win32.20
2.0.0.2089

File size:
340.8 KB (348,945 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Common path:
C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\uninstall.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/5/2012 7:21:23 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:efaocyLCSk96kADcx7QOChPhqE58+zKERJ0lgQ/lI+3L8:eCobUBuhPhtvVygqw

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
8A, D0, 57, 0F, AF, CF, 38, E4, BB, 8B, 40, 3C, 00, 88, CE, 84, FC, 86, F9, 2A, D8, 84, EE, 8D, 1D, 33, 62, AB, A8, B8, F4, 64, 0F, 00, 8A, C9, 18, DB, 2D, E0, C0, 0E, 00, 81, FA, 9B, 30, 00, 00, 70, 02, 88, C9, 8D, 3D, 7A, 36, C7, 22, F6, C1, 9D, 80, C3, 59, 8D, 35, 35, 8B, 21, FA, 8A, FC, E8, 13, 00, 00, 00, 88, C6, 72, 05, 29, E9, 87, CE, F2, F6, C5, 62, 15, BC, 0E, 09, 3E, 3B, EE, 69, CD, A8, AD, 11, DC, FE, C1, 86, D7, 85, F9, C6, C5, 9F, F6, C5, 77, 08, F5, 3B, C7, BD, 00, 00, 00, 00, 0F, AF, FD, 80...
 
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Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
VLC media player

Display publisher:
VideoLAN

Display version:
2.1.5

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe


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