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vlc-media-player.exe

Quick Downloader

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application vlc-media-player.exe by Quick Downloader has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Quick Downloader 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:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f58f07f7375ea59c0313f698188885cf

SHA-1:
4feab7e06a0be3f9da7f6717334ee3dfd0527f90

SHA-256:
d17fbee709b561c772b738206d6a95e15475fbc6a740f1da79303be5da5ad9a7

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/18/2024 3:15:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3006

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AQ
9.10412

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of google-chrome.exe (Adware)
2015.8.25.16

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OutBrowse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse.a
5600.6662

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.deioif
0.28.2.61942

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.QuickDownloader.Bundler (M)
15.7.24.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
32938

File size:
567.1 KB (580,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Quick Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/12/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/12/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET="96 Jessie St, 4th Floor", L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

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

Serial number:
0087CE63C7728E982ECA2980DCA8DDE091

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):
12288:5lMTVg1gIJov+kOeyFsIMY2RXx/UyFb6N2hDgN9PZZ58Q99bnAMu:5uB7/+j/sIMrBsycwtY9PZQQPnAL

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://download-file.downloadster.org/download/87/.../

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