» vlc media player.exe
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Analysis
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vlc media player.exe

OMX_Media Downloader

Downloads Manager Ltd

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 by Downloads Manager 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. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

OMX_Media (signed by Downloads Manager Ltd)

Product:

OMX_Media Downloader

Version:

1.0.5.a0.1_34854

MD5:

e162a2cad4dc709c69690d9f54ac4f9d

SHA-1:

89f9e38973ef7e25b047207ab84d66fac059de16

SHA-256:

0fb95aaf1be34cee66b72cb323e7fa98faf5f191ccc4ca40fd66aba9132a44d0

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 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:

5/11/2024 1:50:52 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.installCore (M)

16.11.13.20

File size:

735.2 KB (752,872 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.5.a0.1_34854

OMX_Media

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Downloads Manager Ltd

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

5/16/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:

5/16/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Downloads Manager Ltd, O=Downloads Manager Ltd, STREET=Level 27 PWC Tower 188 Quay St, L=Auckland City, S=Auckland, PostalCode=1010, C=NZ

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

5E4DA60FFC5160823A52FCFF2AC150A9

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 10:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:zwBG+2zCVA97Q2WbTJxRAN7SG/XUph04LXCJJqi6gC//lnf678QaUBBDnNG7DNMx:zwBjq97QvRA0e4LXCJkWiNniwQdN+DW

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8965

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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