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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. 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.
Publisher:
Fast Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b1db928922b9fa2b8f39d687b558fdbe

SHA-1:
ba7737a08a736114e0a0c8583c2b79fd4bceabe3

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 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:
4/25/2024 6:35:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica (M)
16.8.1.13

File size:
722.9 KB (740,296 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\vlc-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fast Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 2:59:59 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:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:BvpekqANr8NBMM3Flj1ASF7yQDvYcwfmP5399TmnxREGioVlMUz2Rp1yKu:Bv0k0NBMM3vjzvYcwfmP5399TmxeilM1

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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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=eyJweSI6ImRvIiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6ImZyIiwibyI6IndpbnhwIiwiYiI6ImNoMzIiLCJ1X2lkIjoiZG9fNTJlOWQ1ZjEwNDgxZTkuMDIzODMwOTguYjdmZWM3MzQyMWRmYzViZDc0YTRkNGY1ZDYyYWM4ZmMiLCJwYV9pZCI6IjAiLCJzdF9pZCI6IjAiLCJzcF9pZCI6IjAwMDAtMDM4NiIsInRzIjoxMzkxMDU2MzY5LCJrdyI6InZsYyBtZWRpYSBwbGF5ZXIiLCJjdSI6InZsYyBtZWRpYSBwbGF5ZXIiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0

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