vlc-2.2.3-win32.exe

Frank Bohling

The application vlc-2.2.3-win32.exe by Frank Bohling 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.vlc.de.
Publisher:
Frank Bohling  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8ff87da0d7be8abed07bb5704569fc2f

SHA-1:
4142fc4db23fd72224acf449c1e8a3e538966b19

SHA-256:
327b030407e30af8e2558b11f3fc330ec8eb58ba9a4f4b869039c4a3adf5066e

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.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:55:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FrankBoh.Installer (M)
16.5.5.2

File size:
29.5 MB (30,902,752 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-2.2.3-win32.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
StartCom Ltd.

Valid from:
4/21/2016 2:15:33 AM

Valid to:
4/21/2018 2:15:33 AM

Subject:
CN=Frank Bohling, O=Frank Bohling, L=Verden, S=Niedersachsen, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=StartCom Class 2 Object CA, OU=StartCom Certification Authority, O=StartCom Ltd., C=IL

Serial number:
4713945366E8C4F8C2DFCED861E76B97

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:2sl064HmylqV5dmXOeazgbiv/tOKAyIbpXhcT03Wa15ut0q1g:224Jl6meegvlOKPIbpy7a15y

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file vlc-2.2.3-win32.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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