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vlc-media-player.exe

Program Setup

SecuredDownload

The executable vlc-media-player.exe has been detected as malware by 9 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. Infected by an entry-point obscuring polymorphic file infector which will create a peer-to-peer botnet and receives URLs of additional files to download. The file has been seen being downloaded from tmpfile3796.s3.amazonaws.com.
Publisher:
SecuredDownload

Product:
Program Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_54528

MD5:
11d11a06cbc43d28b04bf3bd1123dee5

SHA-1:
cdfa5c3eb7c94378a52f000d37cb68626d96b45e

SHA-256:
5fa63d51c3a0baefa65d3a67db618e509a07088c82684798e45eca5fae3dff44

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
6/16/2024 4:48:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Kukacka
160326-0

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4355

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
11.5.0.6191

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
5.15.21

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.217.656.0

File size:
1.1 MB (1,105,936 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_54528

Copyright:
SecuredDownload

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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:wi1E9AiaAWQJrJta2xAN002LEu4lm2w5i/3:w0u17vFxAN0HLELm2wc/

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
60, C6, C4, E5, F6, D0, 0F, AB, CF, 88, C6, FF, C1, 68, 47, 2C, 4F, 00, 68, 6E, 84, 5F, 00, 85, D6, F3, 69, EF, FD, B7, EE, 69, 89, C2, 69, EE, 70, B0, D8, E3, 8B, D6, E8, 6C, 00, 00, 00, 0F, C1, C0, 8D, 3D, 4E, 99, 0E, F3, 04, 16, 0F, AF, D1, 0F, C9, 86, C7, F7, C3, E2, E6, 69, EF, 3D, 74, 25, 00, 00, 78, 08, F7, C5, 95, E3, 4C, A2, D1, F9, 0F, BD, D6, B4, 30, 56, BB, A3, 70, DA, 5B, 0F, BA, E1, 95, 5D, 81, C1, A3, 49, 72, 42, 0F, C0, F1, 0F, BF, D8, 8D, 7D, 00, F6, D5, C1, C3, 60, 0F, BA, F8, 02, 0F, BA...
 
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Entropy:
7.9246  (probably packed)

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

https://tmpfile3796.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/61742/.../vlc-media-player.exe

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