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vlc-media-player.exe

The application vlc-media-player.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 17 anti-malware 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. According to Microsoft Security Essentials, the software includes a bundle of the DealPly adware which is installed on a user's PC during setup using the InstallCore platform. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.dobreprogramy.pl a known adware distribution point operated by dobreprogramy sp. z o.o..
MD5:
e2264f84e706959f83332d777874c722

SHA-1:
f42dcb833fe2fbeef16cceec026ba548426e882a

SHA-256:
8da86852591cc9008d52579d6d0f4c4ff354deb26b249e0cebd17c91be0a1ada

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including DealPly. Which includes offers in a user's web browser which state they are "Powered by DealPly".

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 2:05:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.135.146

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3364

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17898

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0244

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY (variant)
8.9513

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
SoftwareBundler
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.182.12926

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.09.01.08

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/DealPly
1.10302

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcuock
0.28.2.61148

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14830

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0715
7.2.244

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
27162

File size:
699.1 KB (715,888 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:AkOyMJfst7NRUOP81bcBcreJwVwOPgXjOkeeJ10sae2Qv+AF+VoYRtFZtWbx5qGm:5OyMJfsxNR7PA4BfwZP/keeJ10saeZ2V

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://download.dobreprogramy.pl/.../x86

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