vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

CONFIRMED app NLN

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 CONFIRMED app NLN 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:
CONFIRMED app NLN  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
2ebb9ae4cf4313b7321dfa90597bd4f3

SHA-1:
e07535ff131fb6e09b4e868b0e187c7c5dbedaec

SHA-256:
3aacb08888ab7e79bb4bdaf3b59fd515480e1bd47122b9450337a386387fcc33

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:
5/22/2024 3:25:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.12.16.9

File size:
1.1 MB (1,152,144 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar14-064533-23a4a756-89ef-42ff-bd0b-3b964df8b378.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/12/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=CONFIRMED app NLN, O=CONFIRMED app NLN, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
26AE6A3F0DA4DEDB77445ADC3A65A5A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/14/2015 1:45:33 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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[+]

Entropy:
7.5771

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

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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