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vlc media player.exe

OUTBROWSE LTD

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 OUTBROWSE 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 OutBrowse Revenyou 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:
OUTBROWSE LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f2f2ca1e1a980cb67d3fa953114b00e0

SHA-1:
f6c05a90d847dca160a9509bf18ffbdbe37c191e

SHA-256:
1e21fea55e573edeb67ea1c91e3e1dc48107432120c64b60754123bfd7a62353

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 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:
4/19/2024 4:34:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.Bundler (M)
16.2.15.14

File size:
971.3 KB (994,608 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:
OUTBROWSE LTD

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
3/25/2014 11:16:30 PM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 11:16:30 PM

Subject:
CN=OUTBROWSE LTD, O=OUTBROWSE LTD, L=ramat gan, S=Merkaz, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4E9F154E55EEFC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 1:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:eLNfaGdJqhExq2e9O7c5dPAGMeGu0FUIa0MhxMN5T70xx/h3+E9iMc234BcW:eLNfJoEACelAP9U2TAx9h35hcq4BcW

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:
7.9259

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://dl.appsdesktop.com/DownloadManager/Get1?p=301&d=3746&l=3578&n=1&d5=34150&exeurl=http://videolan.szerverem.hu/vlc/2.1.3/.../vlc-2.1.3-win32.exe&dynamicname=VLC Media Player&filename=VLC Media Player&d1=5019

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