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vlc-media-player.exe

Program Application

Advertiso GmbH

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, “Program Application Setup ” by Advertiso GmbH 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 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:
Prog Generic   (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:
Program Application

Description:
Program Application Setup

MD5:
4e070dd3051a266b00db86886d2856f2

SHA-1:
7fd7798360cc35c98c74dc894363c2e045d2ebe5

SHA-256:
18eb70b649bec339c0bfe68ab0289e42a1ad9d76fae62388d3396b4f6e9e3dd1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/28/2024 8:25:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Advertis.Installer (M)
16.4.28.16

File size:
848.7 KB (869,096 bytes)

Product version:
2.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\vlc-media-player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
7/3/2015 1:41:20 AM

Valid to:
7/3/2016 1:41:20 AM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

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

Serial number:
112145B1598E0D8F6BCFDCEFC9C4FDBDE029

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ucUvCMKpYhiwXIrLrhYHejm6rAlDW5Xez8NTy1:uH6MKpYcFahlDWQ8g

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9186

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.secureddownloaduniversefiles.com/c?x=qtzig669awgE/hKn2FRoOwVvR6YmafWL6LhGlg23Fps=&c= OnBMv4347Ie2alfXc WYti3UkYezsEUrXOy43sIvlUgPYCOxnc3M8PhaVSQ4XVjm7K86Gnm8qSFI2UTps3NeebF J/OtKTBZlzcRNUtopmwgp/O/rxdGUThLF2PSAZ3RXFFLA7CVUZT6dDrlQHhzFxUG TedAVAUtHTRyaHsmI=&downloadAs=vlc-media-player.exe&fallback_url=http://downloadpt.com/softwares/.../vlc-2.0.8-win32.exe

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