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vlc-setup.exe

Fast Downloads

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application vlc-setup.exe by Fast Downloads has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. With this installer, users are expecting to download the VideoLAN VLC media player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.

File name:

vlc-setup.exe

Publisher:

Fast Downloads (signed and verified)

MD5:

36dab14e0f0de392cf29be867aeb9f34

SHA-1:

57e793cb3e4e09b421160cce22dae3da3c6ef180

SHA-256:

82734d7811218ec8b593b6ea68a4717b1fa390ad6a2c74d3a4b17e5e0fed0aba

Scanner detections:

13 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:

This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

4/24/2024 6:21:04 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7

7.11.210.138

avast!

Win32:OutBrowse-AR [PUP]

150101-1

AVG

InstallC

2016.0.3196

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.24524

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.IY potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.195.14983

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore

v2015.02.16.04

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgmkc

0.30.0.65070

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.Adlogica

15.2.16.16

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594

23.00.65.15214

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.InstallCore

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4786018

36694

File size:

735.4 KB (753,040 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adlogica Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Fast Downloads

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

8/14/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

8/15/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Fast Downloads, O=Fast Downloads, STREET=96 Jessie st 4th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00D9726FD3E4B9094351093A3495F1FE97

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:avpGJoHqmK6pKUTTxdafBsHLpoGMnxPW27bHdHnZuJRwC5mkocYzc5+/x:avEJ1eKQT2f6RH27bFZsRr5mkd5+

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE... 
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Entropy:

7.8126

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://downloads.downloadster.org/download.php?id=c46f13b6756196c8032316f93822e73129004893&z=0&p=eyJweSI6ImRvIiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6ImdiIiwibyI6IndpbjciLCJiIjoiY2gzMiIsInVfaWQiOiJkb181MmU0MTgyNzBhMjJjMy40NDM1Nzg0OC5kM2UxMTY1YzQ1MTJiOGJjMTZkZmExMTliOWM3YTAzMCIsInBhX2lkIjoiMCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMzc2IiwidHMiOjEzOTA2ODAxMDMsImt3IjoidmxjcGxheWVyIiwiY3UiOiJ2bGNwbGF5ZXIiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0

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