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vlc-player.exe

The application vlc-player.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from doc-0s-60-docs.googleusercontent.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
f4c7d5e9d424c816f33551ff45361d89

SHA-1:
5e4b7ef34c06ec1a245e4ac4fce751d6357371e4

SHA-256:
2ae783a10afc49d5720604059e70ba6355c20b5ee7266b29e8701113da6df61d

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:04:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.F
955

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.156.52

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140624

AVG
OutBrowse
2015.0.3433

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.OutBrowse
4.0.3.14624

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.F
1.0.20.875

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.OutBrowse.~A
18643

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1770
9.0.1.0175

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse (variant)
8.9986

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/NSIS_OutBrowse
6/24/2014

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Outbrowse
11.2014-24-06_3

G Data
Application.Bundler.Outbrowse
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.OutBrowse
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.180.12498

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.OutBrowse
14.0.0.3662

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2014.06.24.02

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!cfr
5600.7089

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.F
15.0.0.525

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.csrlza
0.28.0.60475

Panda Antivirus
Trj/OCJ.F
14.06.24.02

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.NSIS.OutBrowse.B
6.14.14.00

Sophos
OutBrowse
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.08AU14
7.2.175

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.08AU14
10.465.24

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.OutBrowse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
OutBrowse
30578

File size:
616 KB (630,760 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WAFyhCfsMntd1zdwVWyK1EzotWlj+kzVX0xp+lHTNo5uLMxHeXAkepYsq4z:WgyhCfsMtpwof1EzotWln3M6VXopa4z

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:
7.9785

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file vlc-player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

https://doc-0s-60-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/ha0ro937gcuc7l7deffksulhg5h7mbp1/5ehklotuib65j1e6dg0ucne7f7hdd42p/1402740000000/01234142072913280133/.../0BzRRH7iCbN8VRmwzLVNNYWNEU1U?h=16653014193614665626&e=download

https://doc-0s-60-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/ha0ro937gcuc7l7deffksulhg5h7mbp1/84rote4ikfa8njo8rh7gua2aj9p67iu4/1403467200000/01234142072913280133/.../0BzRRH7iCbN8VRmwzLVNNYWNEU1U?h=16653014193614665626&e=download

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BzRRH7iCbN8VRmwzLVNNYWNEU1U&export=download

https://docs.google.com/uc?authuser=0&id=0BzRRH7iCbN8VRmwzLVNNYWNEU1U&export=download

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