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vlc-cache-gen.exe

VLC media player

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The executable vlc-cache-gen.exe, “VLC media player 2.1.3” has been detected as malware by 36 anti-virus scanners. Infected by an entry-point obscuring polymorphic file infector which will create a peer-to-peer botnet and receives URLs of additional files to download.
Publisher:
VideoLAN

Product:
VLC media player

Description:
VLC media player 2.1.3

Version:
2.1.3

MD5:
e1d10c456159632d7dfdb7636c8334ed

SHA-1:
37d801a500a051b587e110054ecddc5007462fa9

SHA-256:
95817d9dd03c1607ec9fdab114c4254e7e81b6b72c72a8e968a262ff2fd083a9

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 6:00:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
926

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.BL
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2014.07.24

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
140617-1

AVG
Win32/Sality
2014.0.3986

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.14723

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.1020

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Sality.Gen
18948

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.22
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
8.14.07.23.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
11.2014-23-07_4

G Data
Win32.Sality
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Sality
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.181.12819

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.494

McAfee
W32/Sality.gen.z
5600.7060

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.179.842.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
15.0.0.612

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.beygb
0.28.2.60990

Norman
Sality.ZHB
11.20140723

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
14.07.23.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
14.07.23.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM19.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
7.14.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.KUKU.kt!1591113
23.00.65.14721

Sophos
Mal/Sality-D
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.0.11076

Trend Micro House Call
PE_SALITY.RL
7.2.204

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.23

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakc
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
31208

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.N
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
188 KB (192,531 bytes)

Product version:
2,1,3,0

Copyright:
Copyright © 1996-2014 VideoLAN and VLC Authors

Trademarks:
VLC media player, VideoLAN and x264 are registered trademarks from VideoLAN

Original file name:
vlc.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc-cache-gen.exe

File PE Metadata
OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.24

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:S3CJhn1N6dh6q192k9Hc3/nl6LAHkzI1UfgEA6IIyRi++9tZ8Y421mNgCfCGLIZs:Sot1E1wk96kAD8yY42Ig8LIlle4+L

Entry address:
0x14E0

Entry point:
8B, DA, 42, 8B, E9, 45, 42, 8D, 2D, 0B, A0, 0C, 89, 0F, AF, EB, 35, 80, 90, A4, F4, B3, F2, 81, F9, F2, D1, 00, 00, FE, CF, 18, EE, 2A, FC, 8B, D1, 76, 05, 89, C1, 0F, AF, F0, 51, 51, 71, 0A, 88, D3, 0D, E7, 2F, 3B, 20, C6, C7, 82, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, F3, 89, FD, 3D, 0C, 0C, B6, A0, 0F, AF, E8, 8B, F8, 12, CB, 8D, 5D, 00, 75, 06, 87, ED, 89, C5, 20, C8, 0F, AF, F2, C7, C6, A0, 4F, 69, 70, 87, EE, 03, D3, 88, E4, 8A, C8, C7, C1, AF, CC, 07, A9, 6B, F6, 00, 72, 0B, 0F, AF, C5, 04, 90, F7, C0, 6B, 7B, 78, 74...
 
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Entropy:
7.5353

Code size:
29.5 KB (30,208 bytes)

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