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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

CLICK trust 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 CLICK trust 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:
CLICK trust OPT  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
f3872579e86c0fd37ada6ae9e769a200

SHA-1:
1aa1e80bd5aa295da654c8688d847e46863fc893

SHA-256:
04edf8868b69209649d7ff76e92ea8b8cc0213094a94f3de4efea7cf4ffe880b

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:
5/15/2024 3:58:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.CLICKtru.Bundler (M)
16.5.17.21

File size:
1.1 MB (1,152,128 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar14-031257-9a738621-b7fc-4415-b756-c71278f423b5.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CLICK trust OPT

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/12/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=CLICK trust OPT, O=CLICK trust OPT, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
01009044130A58A35BE937D6829D347F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/14/2015 10:12:57 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:eMiy4IadS4ms5I6e66fEheKhBso9uhvqqkFnJ8wrh7zbr22nwsihL058YMmGRjZ4:ebSaE4mvt/orYhxIJ8w5zO2nwFL0zPj

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.5768

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

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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