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 10 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 cdn.filehippodownload.com.
Publisher:
Well Known Media Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c669900cd09f6145a8c6acaf7e4988be

SHA-1:
cf14215c8225e34ef4e1796bbed59436cb0f9114

SHA-256:
52317206171be64533ab1ccb0937df6132ef979991d6b8b8cce708df1cf4aee7

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/24/2024 12:30:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.186.146

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3283

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.2
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QS potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14021

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dhpyhc
0.28.6.63362

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WellKnownMedia.S
14.11.21.20

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
34232

File size:
752.3 KB (770,360 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

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
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):
12288:5lvpEgGo8+MEmqYWZ9dbUNNCXVoU3NMriA/obS9+56WDM7nd9V:5lvC/d+MEIWzdbRSEXARwYWDM7nd9V

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)

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