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

Application

PremiumBeam (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application vlc-media-player-2-2-1-32-bits.exe, “Application Setup ” by PremiumBeam (Fried Cookie) 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 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:
Web Application   (signed by PremiumBeam (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
4.4.1.2

MD5:
b8142b8a6c7a00ef5ad5799e15721cdd

SHA-1:
184bef04ce98caa3e94efe446f6fb0f3b5a4bc98

SHA-256:
5462939ad0b361ea3586da6f6f241e243941660935b047eac267f3290bca2ae0

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
5/24/2024 5:52:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.3.1.16

File size:
676.7 KB (692,960 bytes)

Product version:
5.5.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PremiumBeam (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/10/2015 1:22:16 PM

Valid to:
3/10/2016 1:22:16 PM

Subject:
CN=PremiumBeam (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=PremiumBeam (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121983BE5F5063DA10DDB752DCCAAAB2F85

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

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-2-2-1-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.whiteappwarehouse.com/c?x=dAMsFPbIv0lWUejwcT2hDU9yViAIiqwLLaWOW5EXPJ8=&c=ELR11qtLLRg6OooCTsZAtxvkOu8WP1eOoYzqtcB/HNDUOv6GuNSe2USBmoYTWfUq9dpz y31F RhworWZ/HFYQ==&fallback_url=http://get.videolan.org/vlc/2.2.1/.../vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe

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