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vlc media player setup.exe

IronInstall

The application vlc media player setup.exe by IronInstall has been detected as adware by 16 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.
Publisher:
IronInstall  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ab816edc3663aeb04ef569a05ab9e9a6

SHA-1:
7f34d27987cae97ed23c9182e0cd2568b7b013e1

SHA-256:
f950264c48337231f5b8da7dfb64f6ec739d2f01eb077cd4073c5db8b5ad8ff7

Scanner detections:
16 / 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.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:53:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
14.11.07

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.141.164

avast!
Win32:Installer-I [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3298

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18646

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.82
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.KN potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.S.gen
4.6.5.141

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!CFAA9F79EAAB
5600.6954

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfmywd
0.28.2.62286

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.11.07.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.IronInstall.W
14.11.7.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.141105

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IronInstall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/20/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/20/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=IronInstall, O=IronInstall, STREET=63 Rothschild Blvd., L=Tel-Aviv, S=NA, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
2DC5BB8E9D823CD0C4F09AE859BBBEAC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 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?gclid=CK_j8ODLxbQCFY-d4AodCTEAVw&s=bWvwjf7uZVYqzLftTUlJ4w&t=1374269483&ext=.exe

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