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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:
5eb5f87e9fb930fe6a9939150e152ca7

SHA-1:
fff7ff48871d550678c32767fd8e76c35013a1ef

SHA-256:
7523dfdefa840a179c2ae57c7280b531e70f05040d10b488400abb54cf2d280c

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/12/2024 8:56:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.12.11.15

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,776 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar10-140122-0f02bc93-fff2-47d8-ac9d-638924c4953b.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
APPs market Abc

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 9:01:22 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

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:
7.5747

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.0107online.info/.../1425995380/1425995380?95359689375XmBxMC05aDQuMjAwMSNfNCwtLy4wIWM4Ly8wMzAdazYsHWtvaltvW2trWmhcOFNHOiVFXGFiXCJLaVxwX2oiLycsJTFeIVtzZlhqYl5lXGpgNFBEOihGYFtkXiZHZllwYmsmKSkuKS1bHl1mZWBlXGpgNHBkWiorKSgpM1wkcWFlMCtuXG9yax1jW2ZrNjAddWZrNCweWmk2YlxvMTI

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