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vlc-player-setup.exe

Sakysoft s.r.l.

The application vlc-player-setup.exe by Sakysoft s.r.l 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 program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download2.flvplayer4free.com.
Publisher:
Sakysoft s.r.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ef9fde656f2022aef1f29f5a459dfa21

SHA-1:
ab31fc6c9a400a4cf5d5425e4ced3e3251d00456

SHA-256:
dcab4fa19fc03f529eae1610550f84cf85e3a0daa32bb307b75d3af7d1c5e711

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 2:09:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.Q
14.4.25.16

File size:
606.6 KB (621,160 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sakysoft s.r.l.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/22/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/23/2014 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sakysoft s.r.l., O=Sakysoft s.r.l., STREET=Via Gorghi 6, L=Udine, S=UD, PostalCode=33100, C=IT

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

Serial number:
71866EA827886C967A3E4D23288DBA3A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 6:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:fj5cWN3aPbD3x6imu00ufz6HSkdxvN+RrA55N2uSgcbUe6Q8SAEe3nTJla:fdrNKPbDVmH0uf+HSkHl+RsnNFSgcD6q

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:
7.9772

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://download2.flvplayer4free.com/vlc-player-setup.exe

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