vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

APPs market Abc

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 APPs market Abc 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the VideoLAN VLC media player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
APPs market Abc  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
16e28b87fdfbf9eacf87e81cf193ceb7

SHA-1:
ae9e2222aed99968b8342aa2558ff6bfad5e1515

SHA-256:
b9a1c835f660549818958b3ea1d8f6fd5a9d68e1f3b604cf11174914c639e366

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/11/2024 2:22:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.7.21.5

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,784 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar10-094200-e066895f-a37c-481c-bbdb-c84656723511.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:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/9/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=APPs market Abc, O=APPs market Abc, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
53379CFC101BFCF2DF799DEFFC601612

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/10/2015 4:42:00 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:lMiy4IadS4ms5I6e66fEheKh3sTKaAr0LVf3q3tGUMQsxaGnsonJjgsCZx6B9pN3:lbSaE4mvt/SC6dbMfFnfJ7YSLNgw/l

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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[+]

Entropy:
7.5749

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

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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