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vlc-media-player.2.2.1.exe

Secure Download

The application vlc-media-player.2.2.1.exe by Secure Download has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from i.softplanet.com.
Publisher:
Secure Download  (signed and verified)

MD5:
43179e8138fdf4787d94ef9f4eeb8c00

SHA-1:
7a8ca33ccd0f93947a558160824951d6a2691c89

SHA-256:
c46919cf17d41aa0cb1cdfc0a87affd2a6743b009efcde3656061e4a4f2fc0c6

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:49:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Downware.707584.2
8.3.2.2

avast!
Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
2014.9-150909

AVG
Downloader
2016.0.2992

Bkav FE
W32.Clod544.Trojan
1.3.0.6979

Dr.Web
Trojan.Click3.11442
9.0.1.0252

McAfee
Artemis!43179E8138FD
5600.6648

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AVSoftware EOOD.SecureDownload (M)
15.9.9.1

File size:
691 KB (707,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-media-player.2.2.1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Secure Download

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/3/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/5/2017 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Secure Download, O=Secure Download, L=Varna, S=Varna, C=BG

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
3D811659B9EF01A0EA3D317945C68F04

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/13/2015 3:40:47 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Q4K+1y1U1WSP1CeMyGZYLJZZwUY+2isvvd42mA1o/gPu:Q4ZQEpd5KZkZKdvXm0o/gPu

Entry address:
0xCFF2

Entry point:
E8, FA, AF, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, BC, E4, 44, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 94, 98, 44, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, BC, E4, 44, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6...
 
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Code size:
224.5 KB (229,888 bytes)

The file vlc-media-player.2.2.1.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://i.softplanet.com/.../VLC-Media-Player.2.2.1.exe

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