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vlc-media-player.exe

MY-IWEB

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.exe by MY-IWEB 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 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.
Publisher:
MY-IWEB  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5a709d0765c2d212677649ed6d366b29

SHA-1:
15853ed853445d36e7f77a1d2bee930b157be5e7

SHA-256:
a214dc07ae748bd7633ff094cf00ad9554060a506b56eca410901a3cf41fa029

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/19/2024 8:05:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.MYIWEB (M)
16.2.15.3

File size:
673.3 KB (689,504 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MY-IWEB

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
8/27/2013 6:06:46 PM

Valid to:
9/27/2014 6:06:46 PM

Subject:
E=rcq@myiweb.com, CN=MY-IWEB, OU=MY IWEB, O=MY-IWEB, L=Tunis, S=Tunis, C=TN

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

Serial number:
11214262B4424EB64C9A45278DEDF93E89BE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:OEnvpOT3JafEuCVhDbOSH1vtpNc+jOAaaqysjyRU:OEnvsFafS221lb3aantR

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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