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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

SAfe install opt

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe by SAfe install opt 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 OutBrowse Revenyou installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the VideoLAN VLC media player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
SAfe install opt  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
1e3b81be7b7bd28b28f85d843d8922c4

SHA-1:
117c0b6b649082ef0c81be0c663d0a84bee47e79

SHA-256:
9dbd14f0b7784a4b07b5fa32b0616ccae08f245193d9bd2f02798e3a3810b655

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.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/10/2025 5:09:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
17.3.16.2

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,648 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar06-004221-66c023bb-48de-476e-be0c-4bd4375a871c.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SAfe install opt

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/1/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/28/2016 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SAfe install opt, O=SAfe install opt, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
256FE9D532DFE8A5111E0DEF8060A6F3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/6/2015 7:42:21 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.5750

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

The file vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://get.0118j.info/.../1425602537/1425602537?50423172807YmVwNDU aTspOS40NiJiOjEuNik3H2c9LjI2ODEkZj0qIXBubWF0XHJmYWZgPVJKQCpGY1xpWiZQaF92ZGspKi4qKTZdJGF4Z19laVxpYWljOlVFQSNNXl9pXSlNa1p3XXIkLS4tLDNgH2RhbF5pYWljOnVlYSUyJywuMl8qdmJsKzJsYHRxbiNoXG1mPS4hemVuOjE

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