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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

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Safe iNstAlL oPT

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 iNstAlL oPT 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:
Safe iNstAlL oPT  (signed and verified)

Product:
File

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
4bd52012b97115d5fef6f5dc4d597323

SHA-1:
fd9baaa805034d456594eeb27a2fb214337bccea

SHA-256:
094800a3e98e03bea3ca674783e49446eb549eca77fa49c2e9917ee26077af1d

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:
5/19/2024 4:11:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.SafeiNst.Bundler (M)
16.6.22.2

File size:
1.1 MB (1,101,240 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
File

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Apr06-140449-0f731350-798f-40c2-9cc2-f25ea822c9be.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 iNstAlL oPT

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/4/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/27/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe iNstAlL oPT, O=Safe iNstAlL oPT, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
7449B3AB41441273C70FCB4E1841E84C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/6/2015 7:04:49 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1bSaE4mvt/PfKWzo2PsLAcQTO0Sq9jJkdbb:1bSv4mvNfKb+HO0SAjJ0b

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:
7.5483

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.up1209.info/.../1428329082/1428329082?73941166286YGJrMjc ajcwKCwuLx1gPDEwMDYtIGU6KTE3NjEgbDUrH21pa2N0XW5sWWdeOk1IQipHX2JhWyRNY114ZGwlMCYrJzNYImN4aFtrYV1nXmRhPFVGPSlFX11mWCdPa1tzY2olKysoKjVgIGBnZF9nXmRhPHVmXSsqKCorLV0sdmNoMSptXnFsbCVoXWlsNSwfd2BsPDEgXWo1YV5xKzM

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