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vlc-2.0.5-win32.exe

Arne Koenig

The application vlc-2.0.5-win32.exe by Arne Koenig 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.
Publisher:
Arne Koenig  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ada65b39d5f1f1803e40c554e7f6d25a

SHA-1:
8105cc44a70bc67fe9806b22c2528fc664675b83

SHA-256:
44552ee16abc419a8610b23efd0f9e95489ff4b963a5bf5c631297658faf7323

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 2:59:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ArneKoenig.N
14.11.21.8

File size:
21.9 MB (23,009,936 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-2.0.5-win32.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Arne Koenig

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/3/2012 12:29:51 PM

Valid to:
9/4/2013 12:29:51 PM

Subject:
CN=Arne Koenig, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11214CFF99C0981F7617BC46E53DE4CE40BF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:wrnUqTSI3XbuSftdrwe5Wi9dXdsYouQphg6gtHzHKEJRdC6c/hHEkDGJob5lFjI:wzUhI36MFw/sNmNph4THK0S6cpkkD3TS

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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