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vlc-media-player-2-1-2.exe

WorldSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application vlc-media-player-2-1-2.exe by WorldSetup has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. With this installer, users are expecting to download the VideoLAN VLC media player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
WorldSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d5c8c32f2e19ef6df39334dfb05b0794

SHA-1:
ec78b4e96d702bc4165941171439d22c012f36a8

SHA-256:
aa0b4346aa9a2ca89002f8a01b2cdde12a43b3e5fd25fd16aed0442d8c367a96

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 2:40:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Injected
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.140.4

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3521

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAN
18008

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.087

ESET NOD32
Win32/Injected (variant)
8.9608

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.3.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2014.03.28.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WorldSetup.W
14.3.28.11

Sophos
Install Core
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore.ba
27802

File size:
716 KB (733,136 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-media-player-2-1-2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WorldSetup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/2/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/3/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WorldSetup, O=WorldSetup, STREET=Lilienblum 28 St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Tel-Aviv, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
6EEF11096F7B5CDC42244636F32F2208

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:RQFaZXyi754UrFTcuR+S0U3h1i6ONjdl7EeKOwGArCANf3aNg:RQF9i7PTcuRWURTONZl7vlZmNf3aW

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.7863

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file vlc-media-player-2-1-2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.softbian.com/softbian/download/fr/.../VLC-Media-Player.exe

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