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vlc media player portable.exe

Apps Installer SL

This download manager from Solimba is a 3rd-party setup and install program that bundles a number of adware programs in the installer. The application vlc media player portable.exe by Apps Installer SL 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 Solimba DownloadMR installer. The installer uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the VideoLAN VLC media player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.

File name:

Publisher:

A.P.P. (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:

download manager

Version:

3.1.11

MD5:

11e84cbf5d02afbc509f34039d676927

SHA-1:

33dde351a379417521655e855fbc92ba4448eb3b

SHA-256:

0e8d304aff319096a24ba6ef0e392a7799ade33af46d14b8a327217e15eea80e

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:

This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

4/25/2024 12:52:28 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Solimba (M)

16.8.5.16

File size:

509.2 KB (521,432 bytes)

Product version:

3.1.13

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\vlc media player portable.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Apps Installer SL

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

1/24/2014 4:38:03 PM

Valid to:

1/25/2015 4:38:03 PM

Subject:

CN=Apps Installer SL, O=Apps Installer SL, L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

1121CBDE0E20D87673EA3438EEEB8A63BE19

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

5/7/2014 5:02:07 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:Kv9RGfqZ2Z3NBDYXZ35g6LyCluJCmAgoU:KvifqZ2voZ35g6Lo0g3

Entry address:

0xE9FD

Entry point:

E8, B9, 79, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 78, E4, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 20, E1, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 54, 42, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 64... 
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Entropy:

7.6692

Code size:

116 KB (118,784 bytes)

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

http://dl.downloadaixeechahgho.com/n/3.1.11/.../VLC Media Player Portable.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to cdn.solimba.com (95.211.6.35:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to api.downloadmr.com (95.211.39.161:80)

http://api.downloadmr.com/installer/904678851/launch

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