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vlc-media-player-2-1-5-32-bits.exe

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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-2-1-5-32-bits.exe, “My Program Setup ” by Binstall has been detected as adware by 16 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:
Binstall  (signed and verified)

Product:
My Program

Description:
My Program Setup

MD5:
3f21f5f173ff1aa8fa919899b57e8faf

SHA-1:
c133a3a85de24312e15ce28e9112256fe635b719

SHA-256:
7735ed241e409c8cdf125e1c128da12ec5c8cc6c9b1f57ed47dcf20756497c17

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 8:21:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3398

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14910

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PK (variant)
8.10159

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unlocker-1-9-2-32-bits.exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.5

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12846

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.07.30.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Binstall.EE
14.7.30.2

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
31628

File size:
676.3 KB (692,496 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-media-player-2-1-5-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Binstall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/1/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/2/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Binstall, O=Binstall, STREET=28A Lillienblam St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
4B4230E5D4B938682211D3827938DB9C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Z4vpYJoMCZ8tSG5zT79q8RNpJ5l/0ID+TR5UfmAn7aeENzbB1:Z4v2RCinTJjVD3P7j4v

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file vlc-media-player-2-1-5-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://gerenciador.nzs.com.br/nocache/programas/urls/iron/.../vlc-media-player-21-0-4102792.exe

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