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vlc player.exe

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CONFIRMED app NLN

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application vlc player.exe by CONFIRMED app NLN 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 OutBrowse Revenyou 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:
CONFIRMED app NLN  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
ca508a887d0940a6e44d027aeeb93504

SHA-1:
bcdd57c9b88a4104eaf74cad5322f7d79472b950

SHA-256:
276246e6410d00e717c4cdaec0ad1cb8a69acb6852077ffd65218e250be7ca36

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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/22/2024 10:07:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.CONFIRME.Bundler (M)
16.7.13.21

File size:
1.1 MB (1,152,208 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar14-090249-dd631321-26d5-4e93-a001-883e361635fe.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CONFIRMED app NLN

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/12/2015 1:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/28/2016 12:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=CONFIRMED app NLN, O=CONFIRMED app NLN, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
26AE6A3F0DA4DEDB77445ADC3A65A5A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/14/2015 10:02:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ybSaE4mvt/fBKYn5nmv0q5ZomnwlrUhVxC:ybSv4mvJ0Yn5nmBXomwlrMy

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5769

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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

http://getm.0112shop.info/.../1426323748/1426323748?74243267931YGFyMTY9ajYoMjQyLyRgOjArLCswJWU5MCwxMSsfZTowH2xwa2FzXW1lXmxeOVFhcXNqH1x1ZG5uajkoZm5tZyIyWiEwYiIwYGZgb3FobixvdGduXF8rYmEhMGJjcmoeKWNsYm5wa28jLF9tZmNea2pdayMsX21pYh4uZC4rLyguHC9lcGVsLy8jLF9taWImLiwtKzMncGBrMisqY3RiJF5yZV5sYl9sXWpjN09DQCppaF91YnAgX2BpZGdda2E6VEY8Im1rWnVjbiNnXWhlOjQfdmdsOjAgXGM6Zl5wMjM

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