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vlc-media-player.exe

OUTBROWSE

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application vlc-media-player.exe by OUTBROWSE has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs. 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:
OUTBROWSE  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fb662a26314dec5c5e81cbd2ca623313

SHA-1:
386e61762c2ceaf0db26b78b0ebae54a30a67ab0

SHA-256:
a4d827c2528d20200a36accd8ba11cf5b691dd574fa0f3c57b75371ac551c38c

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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:
4/26/2024 12:04:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OutBrowse.lwasp
7.11.182.172

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3304

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2081
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.Q potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
11/1/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.Outbrowse
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13866

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2014.11.01.05

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse
5600.6960

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.cthmwf
0.28.6.62995

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OUTBROWSE.Q
14.11.1.4

Sophos
OutBrowse Revenyou
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

File size:
968.8 KB (992,064 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OUTBROWSE

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/7/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OUTBROWSE, O=OUTBROWSE, STREET=Bialik Number: 143, L=Ramat Gan, S=Israel, PostalCode=5252337, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00A5F03C3A375C11FD6C1C160EE8BFF923

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:mqtbtfFcicu9/AGdSHlXEYprdDJ5Qk7I/Oylc8Cnr1G:179Iu9/9dSHlXECrBJ5r7Ibl7or4

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://get.file2desktop.com/DownloadManager/Get?p=1955&d=1782&l=1701&n=1&productname=VLCmediaplayer&d1=10740&exeurl=http://videolan-sea.defaultroute.com/vlc/2.1.1/win32/vlc-2.1.1-win32.exe&filename=VLC-Media-Player&dynamicname=VLC_Media_Player&tyurl=http://www.postdownload.net/.../redirect.php?id=5k6f2kjj8j8m98ffogjn2oc02op1h8rf07g7mu08i5e53dc3hjr1-09e296246f4b68991b6cbfb89b3c5f75&d=downloadster.org&p=VLC Player&pid=3

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