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vlc media player.exe

Sambamedia LLC

This is the Softpulse installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application vlc media player.exe by Sambamedia 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 Softpulse SoftwareBundler 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:
Sambamedia LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f6de4b88b5945fd4af639f4b5f88a276

SHA-1:
a837c1c7033854621b0f7fe58970a0867c926f9a

SHA-256:
5096105c708088b8baf38d91fe45b800151395b8ed33c421858c78c6ce3671a2

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:
4/26/2024 4:42:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Sambamed.Bundler (M)
16.6.28.15

File size:
826.2 KB (846,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/8/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/9/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sambamedia LLC, O=Sambamedia LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
063C9C2DD839965EA555CB9337294B04

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/16/2015 2:28:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:oDFhwFzsQNLAr5bj/b4FKHrJ841gAQguqMwPR:kFhwFzPBYb02y4SA5MY

Entry address:
0xD1F6

Entry point:
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Code size:
146.5 KB (150,016 bytes)

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

http://ttb.vulogiciel.com/download/request/.../Jc8TLfun?__tc=1421605997.739&mkwid=U4lrCZyM&pcrid=3460629271&kword=Télécharger vlc media player&match=p&fileName=vlc-media-player

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