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vlc-setup.exe

The application vlc-setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloads.downloadster.org a known adware distribution point operated by Downloadster.
MD5:
e5fa4eb256bb8d3761bdac0dc8cd9873

SHA-1:
a98cb6565b314cd55fec88198d39dbd74dadd131

SHA-256:
a367bf0949d391ad9fd4d783ea6f58a8b5b36e1499967416d62958ed37da2944

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:37:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.AU.1
7.11.141.180

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150428

AVG
Adware InstallCore.VP
2014.0.4311

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installcore-592
0.98/20387

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.KAU
18064

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.133
9.0.1.0118

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11546

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DownloadMR
5.13.68

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of kindleforpc-installer.exe (Adware)
2015.7.28.23

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11684

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgllt
0.30.24.1357

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15426

Sophos
Install Core
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
28115

File size:
667 KB (683,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jMJfsGCwFdtuvAlqWN1M5DbQcZHcBugwH7i0IAKTeJYzXngmg0LbtS3lrxD2F91t:jMJfsN+yAggkNeugqi0I11Xpg0VStwFd

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 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=eyJweSI6ImRvIiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6Iml0IiwibyI6IndpbjgiLCJiIjoiY2gzMCIsInVfaWQiOiJkb181MjZlMzZkYjA2Y2IyMy44MDIwMjA0Ni4zNDExMTQwYjVmYmEwOTI3MTlhMDEwMzBlNzdkODgwOCIsInBhX2lkIjoiMCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMzg3IiwidHMiOjEzODI5NTQ3MTUsImt3IjoidmxjIG1lZGlhIHBsYXllciBkb3dubG9hZCIsImN1IjoidmxjIG1lZGlhIHBsYXllciBkb3dubG9hZCIsImNhIjpudWxsfQ==

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