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vlc-media-player.exe

Downloadinfo

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 Downloadinfo 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 Adlogica Downloader 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.
Publisher:
Downloadinfo  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4663e87ce91e60b0988bd48319e1b15b

SHA-1:
9d515aa76b5114500e1a3d5113cc39199c15f522

SHA-256:
526e42eb293722b2af0408094b12c055d661414f68203cac0ff227231fadff56

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:
4/23/2024 5:43:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica (M)
17.1.29.8

File size:
574.3 KB (588,120 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Downloadinfo

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2013 9:30:00 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2015 9:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Downloadinfo, O=Downloadinfo, 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:
0086FD7D8A08F1EAEB6084518153EB026C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 9:20:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

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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Entropy:
7.9740

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://get.download4desktop.com/1419058884/DownloadManager/GetALGK3?p=1955&d=1782&l=1701&n=1&productname=VLCmediaplayer&d1=142346&d2=53&exeurl=http://videolan-sea.defaultroute.com/vlc/2.1.1/win32/vlc-2.1.1-win32.exe&filename=VLC-Media-Player&dynamicname=VLC_Media_Player&tyurl=http://www.postdownload.net/.../redirect.php?id=bid2u6thv5vifu82bcd3h52kprrhdlte6sg6kl17nf6daiqclsa1-e5d3341848681f76b29c495c5de08e79&d=downloadster.org&p=VLC Player&pid=3&bex=1

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