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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

ClICk YeS

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 YeS 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 YeS  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
dae245fe247b2e484c2b870644571840

SHA-1:
1c5937f45ebca8a3d8fb3a3f1a7146df032fe0ec

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:
5/21/2024 2:15:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.ClICkYeS.Bundler (M)
16.6.19.13

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,616 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Feb28-132444-895cf15d-865e-4fb0-b5fb-0137387d248f.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClICk YeS

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/26/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/11/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ClICk YeS, O=ClICk YeS, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
36D341C5DDDC360062ABB683C60335D0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/28/2015 8:24:44 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:kbSaE4mvt//EBg6TaghljQ2Mpc4agdPfiy:kbSv4mvpC9mghRupc4aIfR

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5744

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.0118d.info/.../1425129880/1425129880?02323864257Z2NxMDU3ajkvNC45NCNiOiovNC8yH2w7LzI2MTIibDgqJm5vbWFtXXBsXGZlO1NKQCNHYWJkWitOaV92XWwnMCkqLjReJGFxaF1rZFxuX2pjOk5GPylIXmRnXilNZFt1Y20kMiwuLDNZIGJnZ15uX2pjOm5mXystJzEsM18qb2NqMS1sZXJybiNhXWtsOC4mYWk7ZF1uLjMhc2luOjA

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