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vlc-media-player_setup.exe

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application vlc-media-player_setup.exe by Advertiso GmbH 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:
Advertiso GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
add8129af9c8c32f259d8454ad1854ef

SHA-1:
9ff49a909c3765496de7aaf4902f8d86ee3832ac

SHA-256:
21cfb220e0cf4fa43d36cb817d5ad120d3f28af31f4dfa535af2bfe6b152a16a

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:
4/26/2024 8:39:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Advertiso.Installer (M)
16.1.28.23

File size:
783.7 KB (802,512 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/27/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/28/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, STREET=Kiebitzhof 1a, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, PostalCode=22089, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
5E967C83796D144C896154F79240904C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:XsvlOLp5nP9R0y7zaSzWmO5upNKRGk2trEHvE:XIwwy7zaQWmO5uDKRx2th

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.7840

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/securecloudfiledownload1410392442/fast/downloads/89330/.../vlc-media-player_setup.exe

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