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Installer Software internet

Media Theory (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application vlc-media-player.exe, “Installer Software internet Setup ” by Media Theory (Alpha Criteria) 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 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.
Publisher:
Installer   (signed by Media Theory (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Installer Software internet

Description:
Installer Software internet Setup

MD5:
256212e62eb9364ff4d693ca67e369a7

SHA-1:
56ee5bd21eea864daaef190e29014e5b88a4d140

SHA-256:
012bb830ebd0e83a6268e3970d5aacb1a73179160f4543f47784dce677f66345

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
5/21/2024 9:03:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.6.27.12

File size:
985.3 KB (1,008,904 bytes)

Product version:
5.4

Copyright:
Web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\vlc-media-player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Media Theory (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 1:46:44 PM

Valid to:
8/26/2016 5:15:18 PM

Subject:
CN=Media Theory (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=Media Theory (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
11211FBA838913B43C1209EBAC59EB9BE8CF

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):
24576:Qjo5rcTtM50eakoBtamRRs8wTdhLYDzw+ao1Kjg9dU:QjoBoi0LkobRRs8wRGDWGdU

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://www.purefoldercity.com/c?x=LDR2m9Bb/Bt5/4JyN yZCVNIrTZkJEjR4CC9paMD3zI=&c=LpBJ6To1SM 2js3Geyex70Qc3MajM78/qL94gAdkYahvtX5 ktL7lPGC9ROpc7nyLuWxjBT2ywAtunI5gAyjGuo16HzlfBh3WQ6Gtp3vdPBwrbI8c4r0/hRbRwZr4TzA&downloadAs=vlc-media-player.exe&fallback_url=http://ftp.fau.de/videolan/vlc/2.2.1/.../vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe

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