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vlc media player.exe

vlc-media-player

Solimba Aplicaciones S.L.

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application vlc media player.exe by Solimba Aplicaciones S.L has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Solimba DownloadMR installer. The installer uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars. 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:
Solimba Aplicaciones S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
vlc-media-player

Version:
2.2.51.0

MD5:
7781d3b639ce44265498ea6a4f11a6c9

SHA-1:
bd341ded6a9015f2e13bf6d977bbddd142c4ce01

SHA-256:
cbbf8e15e7ceae3a45e56b403ccd920460858816e0e8d99491053910dbbe1cbf

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 10:47:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Solimba.1
396

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Adware
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Solimba
2015.01.24

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.106.194

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160105

AVG
AdInstaller.Q
2017.0.2874

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Solimba.1
1.0.20.25

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.Solimba-3
0.98/18155

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.a
17076

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.798
9.0.1.05

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Solimba
8.16.01.05.07

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba
10.8895

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Solimba
1/5/2016

F-Prot
W32/Solimba.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Solimba.1
11.2016-05-01_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Solimba
16.1.22

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.173.9818

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.Solimba
14.0.0.863

Malwarebytes
Adware.Solimba.Lame
v2016.01.05.07

McAfee
Artemis!D2CC75832A84
5600.6530

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Solimba.1
17.0.0.15

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Downloader.wjkxs
0.28.0.57630

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Solimba
16.01.05.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.SolimbaAplicaciones.Bundler (M)
16.1.5.7

Sophos
DownloadMR
4.93

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Solimba
9404

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBH1B7
7.2.5

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-AdWare.MSIL.SolimbaAplicacionesSL
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
22226

File size:
175.5 KB (179,736 bytes)

Copyright:
(c) 2010 (2013-01-18 17:03)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Solimba Aplicaciones S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/16/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/16/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Solimba Aplicaciones S.L., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Solimba Aplicaciones S.L., L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
450EE582E26020D5F7632F2BECC6C5BD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/30/2011 5:46:24 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.21

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:5nOn7t7XpdpCCTg/sxFgJDiqCSGl3ondeN5KRUrLYwOi9p4GpKO9:5KpdcCrTqGnweN5KaNz9aS

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 83, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 84, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 84, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 6B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 6B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 84, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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

http://dl01.socdn.com/n/2.2.51/.../vlc media player.exe

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