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vlc media player setup.exe

Generic soft

Install Optimizer (Install Manager Limited)

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 setup.exe, “Generic soft Setup ” by Install Optimizer (Install Manager Limited) 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 Program Generic   (signed by Install Optimizer (Install Manager Limited))

Product:
Generic soft

Description:
Generic soft Setup

MD5:
e2f98e7837025b2217eecaaeeb5b46f0

SHA-1:
5617f38772122a33dacafa9ae9f5fea377414bf4

SHA-256:
9e6a6676888234d5a246a26280fe9886656ffce28df412c24ef245767b454215

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:
7/22/2025 12:25:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer (M)
17.1.16.22

File size:
722.7 KB (740,032 bytes)

Product version:
5.7.0

Copyright:
Web Installer Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Optimizer (Install Manager Limited)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/27/2015 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/28/2016 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Optimizer (Install Manager Limited), O=Install Optimizer (Install Manager Limited), STREET="Level 27, Pwc Tower", STREET=188 Quay Street, L=Auckland City, S=Auckland, PostalCode=1010, C=NZ

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

Serial number:
4B020CC9716CE77B3AB894BFF4A8D35A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

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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Entropy:
7.8915

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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