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vlc media player setup.exe

The application vlc media player setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 18 anti-malware scanners. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from vlc-media-player.todownload.com.
MD5:
e61d4c3df78fb6933d43bedcd3f9e2dd

SHA-1:
2bffed3f7d5c007b6d0c7bd5ca85489e38ad26a4

SHA-256:
b73cb2335bad460d193a206552b0725828ffed62990ff9f3cf1c5f52e2b9000a

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:54:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
15.03.05

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.141.164

avast!
Win32:Installer-I [PUP]
2014.9-150305

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3180

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18646

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.82
9.0.1.064

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.KN potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.S.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.121779
11.2015-05-03_5

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of winrar setup.exe
2015.6.11.16

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!CFAA9F79EAAB
5600.6836

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfmywd
0.28.2.62286

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.03.05.02

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15303

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBOHA5
7.2.64

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
28102

File size:
1.2 MB (1,215,192 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8kh/Qm1bfLI3xKxxP9OsiZTFR5jwoRL2t4qqzM1zeyYIXIh1UbR3nbkwwYko7QJZ:8kzK4OZVZaIY1yCXIXUbR3bkww87QJZ

Entry address:
0xD5C10

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 2C, 70, 41, 00, E8, 03, D1, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7651

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
866 KB (886,784 bytes)

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

http://vlc-media-player.todownload.com/get/file/.../845949?lp=adwords&gclid=CPn_uq67ubQCFQiqnQodGR4ATw&s=9LMR3zefuCW2YUBOQSWa-Q&t=1373852765&ext=.exe

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