» vlc-media-player.exe
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vlc-media-player.exe

FITDownloader

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 FITDownloader has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the VideoLAN VLC media player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.

File name:

Publisher:

FITDownloader (signed and verified)

MD5:

aa7169e51c33c7e72ee8f65d7aa7f57b

SHA-1:

356d259f781a1223717501d904cb3bdf919e9e63

SHA-256:

22d3ac0f6bc826cb5c3e5394ebc1f0f01deebc24bbb932e576b865566da16dc3

Scanner detections:

10 / 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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

5/8/2024 2:39:57 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7

7.11.178.230

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3320

Dr.Web

Adware.InstallCore.464

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.OX potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/InstallCore.AC.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.184.13697

Reason Heuristics

PUP.FITDownloader.Q

14.10.16.3

Sophos

Install Core Click run software

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

33706

File size:

735.4 KB (753,056 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Digital Signature

Signed by:

FITDownloader

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

4/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

4/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=FITDownloader, O=FITDownloader, STREET=28 Lenelblome St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

5E0816C139E8D20E76830D3D9638C4FE

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:Qd3vpFlU5sz0E9dgk+9jVqqy8kSHYyRH4BX+vlCT4YM0MMZ5n0V9gdAYlIJh5k:QRvvlU5sYE9dg795e8kSGBONCYZMZ+gx

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)

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

http://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/?version=010914&domain=vlc-media-player&name=VLC media player&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3QuaXQuc2Z0Y2RuLm5ldC9pdC9zY3JuLzI1MDAwLzI1MzM5L3ZsYy1tZWRpYS1wbGF5ZXItMTMtMzJ4MzIucG5n&ss=http://screenshot.it.sftcdn.net/it/scrn/25000/.../vlc-media-player-20-300x217.jpg?key=api&url=aHR0cDovL3NvdXJjZWZvcmdlLm5ldC9wcm9qZWN0cy92bGMvZmlsZXMvMi4wLjEvd2luMzIvdmxjLTIuMC4xLXdpbjMyLmV4ZS9kb3dubG9hZA==&os=&lang=it_IT&desc=SWwgdG9wIGRlaSByaXByb2R1dHRvcmkgbXVsdGltZWRpYWxpIGZyZWU=&loc=IT&gs=1

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