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vlc-setup.exe

Software

Setup Cross (Fried Cookie Ltd)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application vlc-setup.exe, “Software Setup ” by Setup Cross (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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.

File name:

vlc-setup.exe

Publisher:

Application generic (signed by Setup Cross (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:

Software

Description:

Software Setup

Version:

3.5.1.8

MD5:

f760eba8c0c13345cc5a5d1f47714abb

SHA-1:

b60d325e714c0bf95c56548a0e9612d16d589a82

SHA-256:

cc0a4fea864595cbf4f2d4676eb65e0b78052e4fa1392abe59555be1b0ebc7c3

Scanner detections:

11 / 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 '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:

4/25/2024 1:42:05 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AVG

InstallCore

2016.0.3075

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.AKZ

22485

Dr.Web

Trojan.InstallCore.926

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.OM potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

G Data

Win32.Application.InstallCore.EG

15.6.25

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore.SID.C

v2015.06.17.07

Panda Antivirus

PUP/Multitoolbar

15.06.17.07

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.InstallCore.Installer

15.6.17.15

Vba32 AntiVirus

Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen

3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

40830

File size:

737.4 KB (755,104 bytes)

Product version:

4.7.6

Application

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Setup Cross (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

4/28/2015 8:48:45 AM

Valid to:

4/28/2016 8:48:45 AM

Subject:

CN=Setup Cross (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Setup Cross (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

11214466C5E631D184DFC574AC4167E07F38

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:jfzGqI4FrO422JCsV9h5Ep6cTwh1oLZfT0d5TLygdyXz15PehjUV4gYb2MgnWxKA:jfz/t22IszSlTcqZAd5Tdyj1ch568+pY

Entry address:

0xA5F8

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8719

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ganesh.videolan.org (88.191.250.2:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-54-243-153-163.compute-1.amazonaws.com (54.243.153.163:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-54-213-173-59.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com (54.213.173.59:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-54-186-29-120.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com (54.186.29.120:80)

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