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vlc player.exe

OUTBROWSE LTD

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 OUTBROWSE has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs. 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:
OUTBROWSE LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ebe9741872ef477d53c9aaad093e443b

SHA-1:
c7727c8077d836fe5906c06a540a38a8b4d86b81

SHA-256:
da4fb9233891993b26749a56991ba6b6903bd515d39ce1038d3f11625aa20c24

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/18/2024 7:17:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
OutBrowse
2015.0.3463

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2081
9.0.1.0145

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse
8.9845

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12184

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OUTBROWSE.K
14.8.7.17

Sophos
OutBrowse Revenyou
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
OutBrowse
29560

File size:
920.8 KB (942,888 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OUTBROWSE LTD

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
3/26/2014 8:16:30 AM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 8:16:30 AM

Subject:
CN=OUTBROWSE LTD, O=OUTBROWSE LTD, L=ramat gan, S=Merkaz, C=IL

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:
4E9F154E55EEFC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6LNfaGdJqhExq2e9O7c5dPAGMeGu0FUIa0MhxMN5T70xx/h3+E9iMcq:6LNfJoEACelAP9U2TAx9h35hcq

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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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 URL.

http://r.flvplayer4free.com/setup-vlc-media-player.php

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