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vlc-2.1.1-win64.exe

VLC media player

Sevas-S LLC

The application vlc-2.1.1-win64.exe by Sevas-S has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) 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 file has been seen being downloaded from pt.joydownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Sevas-S LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
VLC media player

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
5163ba407aa3fc3eff766ea07ca9a1f9

SHA-1:
b54763e2bbdf3f46e58259f6443c8d77e7f9cabf

SHA-256:
c30b74f00a630ba70b0bd80e500e816c4c826025048496bf63f0e470c1c0bdbd

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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).

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 11:54:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.OpenCandy.~WD
17597

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1446
9.0.1.0363

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
7.9279

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of fdminst-aoc-jd.exe (Adware)
2014.1.5.20

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2013.12.29.01

McAfee
Artemis!5163BA407AA3
5600.7267

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SevasS.N
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.131227

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1214
7.2.363

Trend Micro
ADW_OPENCANDY
10.465.13

File size:
475.4 KB (486,808 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-2.1.1-win64.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sevas-S LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/23/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/23/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sevas-S LLC, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Sevas-S LLC, L=Kyiv, S=Kyivska oblast, C=UA

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:
527471E53862E2F90AB45ED4ACB8F4C2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 2:52:54 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:MaCj8XMoFCvFhjs17FEUDTTup+Ts9PJYz5jtNcB+/TRfYR:K4X3F2Fhm7FjDHuzJYz5jtXTBYR

Entry address:
0x31B1

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 92, 42, 00, E8, 90, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, 91, 42, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, 58, 06, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, C0, 92, 40, 00, 68, A0, 81, 42, 00, E8, FB, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, E9, 2A, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8047

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file vlc-2.1.1-win64.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://pt.joydownload.com/wi/1/3/1/.../vlc-2.1.1-win64.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/1/3/1/.../vlc-2.1.1-win64.exe

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