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vlc media player.exe

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This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application vlc media player.exe by best App has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
best App  (signed and verified)

MD5:
af843450d230396b5a65a0f2373b1d91

SHA-1:
e25a6104e65bab4d3107009c7e0782f821233aea

SHA-256:
807f2bf29838e50353324d0bf9963fc5a4b6019211694c4b7e75f9dacf44da78

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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:
4/24/2024 10:00:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2015.01.29

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.205.178

AVG
Downloader
2016.0.3215

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BS potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
1/28/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.193.14786

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.01.28.01

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse.e
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dmzljb
0.30.0.65070

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse
15.1.28.13

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.A63A0883
7.2.28

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36666

File size:
574.3 KB (588,120 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
best App

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/17/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=best App, O=best App, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
561F7A28F0603E5A446627646F1156B8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 4:20:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mVmdXyaab7/lz9BriZbdw69Q5RbLTUVpcU7XYpYz2qN:mSiag7/l5BezwvNu7yA7

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:
7.9670

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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