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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

TRusted apps ddd

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 TRusted apps ddd 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:
TRusted apps ddd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
f11d0e2ebefed7b8106776d346257ca9

SHA-1:
8f51b290245ab31e5ef5ede9ac84729d1df36fb1

SHA-256:
9b98532a57e32334ea0a843bb1ab4d2069db0de8a1b1589c80a80a450281d0a6

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:
5/2/2024 8:05:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.TRusteda.Bundler (M)
16.7.4.6

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,656 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar05-152249-c931fdaf-17c5-4c0f-bd3e-a1f43f45ba35.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:
TRusted apps ddd

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=TRusted apps ddd, O=TRusted apps ddd, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
492975912B81103781A3E890D32ED03E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/5/2015 10:22:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:/bSaE4mvt/Phf7st6FnC4XafnlsQvSZxa:/bSv4mvBhj3FgnlsQKm

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:
7.5748

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.down1208life.info/.../1425568956/1425568956?66954784311YV9rMTE4aDkuODQzMB1fOSstNC42JWY3KS81MjAiazwwIGppamBuW3BrYGxfN01HPyRFYWFoYCVKY1x1XmonLy0wKDBYIWByZl1qaGJoW2RgOU9EPyhMZF5jWCZMZVl1YnEqLCgoKTJaHmJma2RoW2RgOW9kXyoxLSsoLVwpcGFqMDFyX25sayJiW2trPDQgdGBrOSs

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