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vlc-2.1.5-win32_inst.exe

Well Known Media Ltd

The application vlc-2.1.5-win32_inst.exe by Well Known Media has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.filehippo.com.
Publisher:
Well Known Media Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
126a5408bf44f6a1469b02e68666c84c

SHA-1:
1bae9457450846bc89a6132e1f40a9302213b5a8

SHA-256:
e6879aef2c3fece059a5cf613475d254086d41a29ff0bc5394ea46e9a2ec2141

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:32:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.179.162

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3316

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28583
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QB potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13727

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WellKnownMedia.S
14.10.19.16

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
33706

File size:
750.4 KB (768,368 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-2.1.5-win32_inst.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Well Known Media Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/20/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/21/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Well Known Media Ltd, O=Well Known Media Ltd, STREET=Kissack Court, STREET=29 Parliament Street, L=Ramsey, S=Isle of Man, PostalCode=IM8 1JA, C=IM

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
73CC925BC7B1EAFC96D9C9F2EAA55030

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jsvpn7Zz2xg7RhCv71xSwtEAWprtPGrMk+Hx/VjbcthZk59LfrF2Q+vyjIsBX/Pi:jsvV7ZIvv71xFizZP1/VjehI9DpNnjIp

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file vlc-2.1.5-win32_inst.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.filehippo.com/?ic_user_id=456

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