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vlc-2.1.3-win32.exe

VLC media player

Innovative Systems LLC

The application vlc-2.1.3-win32.exe by Innovative Systems 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 vlc.downloadable.co and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
VLC media player

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
27cce7d175759cf312ead94b6edd19a0

SHA-1:
577728557e4cbd9a731785650b9694a64ebbf9ad

SHA-256:
e3eb2778b26a86c124fc8ff9baf8a4417cf801487a65637cacad83734dfece03

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:
5/5/2024 8:03:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140729

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3399

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18978

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
8.10156

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.07.29.07

McAfee
Artemis!27CCE7D17575
5600.7055

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovativeSystems.N
14.7.29.7

Sophos
Generic PUA FH
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0721
7.2.210

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
31614

File size:
489.7 KB (501,408 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-2.1.3-win32.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Innovative Systems LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/18/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/19/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Innovative Systems LLC, O=Innovative Systems LLC, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Dnepropetrovska 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:
450EACFE8D673E82864CE46BC1A92FCA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/19/2013 4:53:11 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:wKcGvUHuVz76r3pXF9zQi2VTEqx5HNcya+o9Rc9ebj5CJ:wGvUHA36LpXbQi2VTfBNcM8ieXkJ

Entry address:
0x333E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.8114

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file vlc-2.1.3-win32.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 15 URLs.

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