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vlc media player.exe

LV-II fungor

Bechiro S.L.

This belongs to a Solimba product that may be bundled with additional PUPs or may be part of an ad-supported software program. The application vlc media player.exe, “aufero detego tracto” by Bechiro S.L 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 Solimba DownloadMR installer. It uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars.
Publisher:
infidus vilitas facio  (signed by Bechiro S.L.)

Product:
LV-II fungor

Description:
aufero detego tracto

Version:
95.59.75.72

MD5:
70543f89fbb4c6f29a5e105aeb40b1b8

SHA-1:
3a84c34512b23ed8e2c439db7dfcf508557dd625

SHA-256:
8df6dcb942047816a92a4af43c4ba464f08dd3dbd5f79b691b5e5bfbf1495f99

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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:
5/2/2024 11:01:58 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
16.8.5.12

File size:
537.7 KB (550,592 bytes)

Product version:
52.82.34.83

Copyright:
Copyright ferme

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bechiro S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/24/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Bechiro S.L., O=Bechiro S.L., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0DE376129471B42CE6BCA90326047A34

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/27/2014 11:24:21 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:KxBt8xZr6zDTMJECEvL+JTDZ3oIjFZ77UARmM7B36:Kx0sDTRJjkF3oIjHnUAZ56

Entry address:
0xDE2C

Entry point:
E8, A3, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 58, 70, 42, 00, E8, FE, 15, 00, 00, E8, 74, 6E, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 36, 6C, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, FF, 64, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
113.5 KB (116,224 bytes)

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

http://vastfolder.com/n/3.1.54.0/.../VLC Media Player.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdn.solimba.com  (95.211.6.35:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to api.downloadmr.com  (95.211.39.161:80)

 
http://api.downloadmr.com/installer/903784617/launch

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