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vlc-media-player.exe

Program Setup

Advertiso GmbH

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 Advertiso GmbH 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.

File name:

Publisher:

SecuredDownload (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:

Program Setup

Version:

1.0.5.a0.1_55218

MD5:

dfb92619f208a6db4cbff4ca4f89b4ca

SHA-1:

218b397bbe1c827e6cd3815c542fc69c32f812e7

SHA-256:

6c609fec1ed2e9c736dcb3491127151dd25736e506006b8e313970ba30e0c1c4

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 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:

4/29/2024 8:20:52 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.installCore.Advertis.Installer (M)

16.4.12.10

File size:

946.5 KB (969,176 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.5.a0.1_55218

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\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\vlc-media-player.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Advertiso GmbH

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

1/29/2016 1:18:13 AM

Valid to:

2/28/2017 1:18:13 AM

Subject:

CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

1121DC03319C2856FEEAC8C45933D49AAE7A

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:XkEDeif0fZIXCzTrqKxwrgCBNlMzSzdqI36gRT3hueyXe11F:XHCi66XCzTrqbMC3jdqI3rhunXe1X

Entry address:

0xA5F8

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.9341

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

https://tmpfile4146.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/11268/.../vlc-media-player.exe

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