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vlc-media-player.exe

Program Setup

FunnelFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd)

The Fried Cookie 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 FunnelFlash (Fried Cookie) 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. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

SecuredDownload (signed by FunnelFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:

Program Setup

Version:

1.0.5.a0.1_54015

MD5:

99a2d99546035987dbb3e5ae28055574

SHA-1:

15f4a3111df45d166f5064ade6eda2c787a5e1f2

SHA-256:

1061d208407ac1f3bcf860a99531f418a8a007c25e6527cb3e46d59159193536

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

5/21/2024 11:34:14 PM UTC (a few moments ago)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)

17.2.15.12

File size:

984.6 KB (1,008,240 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.5.a0.1_54015

SecuredDownload

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\vlc-media-player.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

FunnelFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/17/2015 9:15:18 PM

Valid to:

6/2/2016 11:37:39 PM

Subject:

CN=FunnelFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=FunnelFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

112174E2E69934660E5CFB4EA6713CBE4561

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 6:22:17 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:

7.9117

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

https://tmpfile3108.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/225369/.../vlc-media-player.exe

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