vlc-media-player-2.2.2.exe

Cir

Destiny Dream S.A.

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-2.2.2.exe, “Cir Setup ” by Destiny Dream S.A 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. 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:
Minuho   (signed by Destiny Dream S.A.)

Product:
Cir

Description:
Cir Setup

MD5:
0c82407661a1527ca4e1591851e35742

SHA-1:
23df3ba0112beaa4a3f6319ee4e2224b44a23768

SHA-256:
0dc36645e6fb67865a3e12dd9ad127f206b551813e3c542aaa427337f1b29274

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.

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:
6/17/2024 12:09:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DestinyD.Installer (M)
16.7.11.23

File size:
1 MB (1,078,040 bytes)

Product version:
4.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-media-player-2.2.2.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 3:55:11 PM

Valid to:
10/2/2016 4:36:18 PM

Subject:
CN=Destiny Dream S.A., O=Destiny Dream S.A., L=Clarens, S=Vaud, C=CH

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11217A75EB912AE2167326222C18D9E2357F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Dbmjb2rfYLfQazIgBOg5h3bMqDyrRupNCMvE6G1NFYZVSmc8AR:DS7cazIgBOg5dbLyZMcoJu

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9068

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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