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vlc-mediaplayer-setup.cc&executable=1197171.e5zmlex

Click Start Media

The file vlc-mediaplayer-setup.cc&executable=1197171.e5zmlex by Click Start Media has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from filecdn.vlc.cc.
Publisher:
Click Start Media  (signed and verified)

Product:
Click Start Media

Version:
15.7.1.8591

MD5:
c21b97a3050efc138760f10036566db2

SHA-1:
3ea289ec6d50b876d3be3208c33ce0339ce76138

SHA-256:
60c1a46246545627e17f2db0a5c84b11e82ac1daf7fc0d0a960bb9579277bb69

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 11:51:42 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ClickStartMedia.Installer (M)
15.11.27.22

File size:
42.3 MB (44,357,752 bytes)

Product version:
15.7.1.8591

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\vlc-mediaplayer-setup.cc&executable=1197171.e5zmlex.partial

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Click Start Media

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/7/2015 2:06:38 AM

Valid to:
11/7/2016 2:06:38 AM

Subject:
CN=Click Start Media, O=Click Start Media, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

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:
008B1BC042761E6262

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/2/2014 3:20:03 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:NC3Cw2sWbx1ATtDj50scCZMz6Q0c1FvMtqbHhhxQyzmgwsUJySy5HL:Ne2VHA5xZM+c1etqbBhey0FZy5r

Entry address:
0x1DBB

Entry point:
E8, C0, C0, 00, 00, E9, E4, B8, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, FF, 25, 3C, 51, 41, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 08, 68, 00, 01, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 56, E8, 6C, B8, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 46, 21, 89, 46, 25, 89, 46, 29, 89, 46, 2D, 89, 46, 31, 89, 46, 35, 6A, 41, 89, 46, 39, 8D, 46, 3E, 6A, 00, 50, E8, 48, B8, 00, 00, 68, 00, 01, 00, 00, C6, 46, 09, 03, C6, 46, 20, 03, C6, 46, 0D, 02, 8B, 74, 24, 28, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, 56, E8, 28, B8, 00, 00, B0, 0A, 88, 46, 41...
 
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Entropy:
8.0000  (probably packed)

Code size:
54 KB (55,296 bytes)

The file vlc-mediaplayer-setup.cc&executable=1197171.e5zmlex has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://filecdn.vlc.cc/.../VLC-mediaplayer-setup.exe

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