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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

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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 sAfe DoWnlOaD gtl 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:
sAfe DoWnlOaD gtl  (signed and verified)

Product:
File

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
f6c41c1bf9e614454210348c850925cb

SHA-1:
dc9d39660843aafde906505f87519bb87a4593f9

SHA-256:
f49357ac12bece870e9eb93f7355502f1e2986b669a13a89e0672bde2bf106ac

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 7:42:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.sAfeDoWn.Bundler (M)
16.4.24.15

File size:
1 MB (1,099,424 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
File

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Apr15-133200-1d34b9d5-3820-4e64-8312-3ad6c4d247a6.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:
sAfe DoWnlOaD gtl

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/12/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=sAfe DoWnlOaD gtl, O=sAfe DoWnlOaD gtl, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
263ED9CA1E1EB9DDF77844540EB8042F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/15/2015 8:32:00 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rbSaE4mvt/InK66Hw8BwCs7+3XJzFWdkfU:rbSv4mv6nKlHRBtsC3ZgefU

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:
7.5475

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.0125e.info/.../1429104699/1429104699?15823440034ZmBsNDY7bD0yLS40LR5iOi4yNjgyIms4KjM1MzMmbjotJWtqbWFxX3RuXmlkOE5KQCdJZWRmXSpLZF92YW4rMistLTFZJGF1amFtZl9tXGVjOlJIQytKYWNkWSlNaF15ZW8nMSkpLDNdImZpaWFtXGVjOnJoYy0vKjApLl8qc2VuMy9vZG9tbiNlX29uOi4ldWFuOi4

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