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vlc-media-player.exe

Internet Application Installer

CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application vlc-media-player.exe, “Internet Application Installer Setup ” by CrossBeam (New Media Holdings) 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 installCore 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:
Software   (signed by CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Internet Application Installer

Description:
Internet Application Installer Setup

Version:
4.0.5.1

MD5:
9f778d768cc3f8a6b72fc434d6deec90

SHA-1:
fd920e4f92a4371f4224d9b1ca0913b1a0bf3d18

SHA-256:
78377df74f476eaf956ca1166f914cc60e6b6a1d1b6662c50d6ffc6c0691b75e

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/11/2024 4:00:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.7.12.6

File size:
885.6 KB (906,880 bytes)

Product version:
5.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/22/2015 9:08:00 PM

Valid to:
4/22/2016 9:08:00 PM

Subject:
CN=CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11215DCA5769E6C445E0FF9ADF5CD149DC4E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6rvGE7vsl0VMl7lCM7F1IVhP45x2hIig4TRMXk7XlygyAfst4ujB05J:6rvR7E0Gl7lCM7ID/IMM2Xgjgw4uSJ

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9263

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.appscleanapplication.com/c?x=n2wkiijpZI sVLl6szwYOADdmQl2HdIrMj1aXHLsDkk=&c=apOKuWVE8S hU/TMgTuOw2aIv5PPVe218xfJF1sMFTVjwy/2mynB80rURSsQ3H0cQbedkhehSWI1MwCtrtrrI/yknaoNxFTsw7t4xBblE2dd4Xje8i4yh6AeDF1sfBlkGhMMIbksKa /qXW0Nqjb6DC9She/EWVVNyh8l ntBEM=&downloadAs=vlc-media-player.exe&fallback_url=http://downloadpt.com/softwares/.../vlc-2.0.8-win32.exe

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