vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

File

TruSTeD DowNload Tyy

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 DowNload Tyy 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 DowNload Tyy  (signed and verified)

Product:
File

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
401202f96c553fb0b6d250a9aed8a037

SHA-1:
ad093a6c8156545303e0b6924e99d83eecc23ee9

SHA-256:
9f8f0f8b5dbcc65a8ad5fdf1985b66c58ce7170f3c57c181fb16f412f4dea916

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:
5/20/2024 11:48:02 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.TruSTeDDowNloadTyy.Bundler (M)
16.1.13.17

File size:
1.1 MB (1,102,056 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
File

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015May01-072446-47d08fab-d2ea-4766-b2a7-fa79d28d8af7.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
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/30/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=TruSTeD DowNload Tyy, O=TruSTeD DowNload Tyy, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
3DEFCCDA39EF7D50960B0CD2D311A966

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/1/2015 2:24:47 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:RMiy4IadS4ms5I6e66fEheKhEsFHhdyYNB7M30Ez4TaSI2baYYWfmxkayNreUTqd:RbSaE4mvt/hCcAhMj2pDfMtNU8B

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.5488

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

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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