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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

MARi MARa

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 MARi MARa 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:
CDCJG  (signed by MARi MARa)

Product:
CDCJG

Version:
2390.1568.821.4707

MD5:
bc0fbdd73136ec91aa3af9eb79344d42

SHA-1:
82944bc7f1cd801723359c40341f2492d122495f

SHA-256:
c28e7fcff154e202d732b803a45f60fbe4d78ab3f5cb32b25f460184f0db92c5

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:
5/28/2024 2:57:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.MARiMARa.Bundler (M)
16.5.12.1

File size:
758.3 KB (776,528 bytes)

Product version:
2390.1568.821.4707

Copyright:
CDCJG

Trademarks:
CDCJG

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MARi MARa

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/8/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=MARi MARa, O=MARi MARa, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
50E3D498F56FC6D5B1D3FE3A3182461C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 5:52:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8VME5QtF6k1Gx8G6o/wHZNuquvM7SuB9S4HaqlG8RXbF6JGUyfyDICfc8vy4hy:8VMT/6uGv6o/iDuBvuSuB9Fax8RXb4Jk

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9776

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://get.0134h.info/.../1433799200/1433799200?15659975547ZmBuLC82aTgtLCs0LSBfNCkvMTMxH2s4LDAvLjAhaTkqJWtsaltsXG9pXWZkOFBHOhwrK0hhXWhcHy0nR2VcdGFrJC0qLSUoJzFcIl14aVtoYFpnXGhhNlVHPSApJ0ZgX2VaJC0qS2NYcmBtISsvLSgsJS1aIWFlZWRpW2hcNG9nXikrLSwoMVgkcGRpLytyYG5wZx1iXmpqNjEwIHVgZzYr

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