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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. 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:
Fast Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
096ee2429a4e632cd9cce1bb2fc77bfd

SHA-1:
e47f1f7176164d6872bf2489e41eea4fda23737c

SHA-256:
20285134d1e6fceaab57361b5b1261c6fe4385ba31677c9b8b6e4bd772e500a8

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 '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:
4/26/2024 4:32:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.FastDown.Bundler (M)
16.6.19.3

File size:
737.3 KB (754,944 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader (using Inno Setup)

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):
12288:6yMJfsGnP/ZjHUdoq1R5+/pnpVbe1QDWGYhhEN0UhxEwoh63oPpCw6sIk8hYKP7n:6yMJfsiP/BkohpnpViQShERx4h63YjRv

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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Entropy:
7.8378

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=eyJweSI6ImRvIiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6ImdiIiwibyI6IndpbjhwdDEiLCJiIjoiY2gzMiIsInVfaWQiOiJkb181MmQwN2JjN2YyMGY0Mi43NzgxOTg2OC45YWRiYmY1M2JkYmVhMDE1YmZiYzY2NGE4MDM3YjMxNCIsInBhX2lkIjoiMCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMzc2IiwidHMiOjEzODkzOTQ4ODgsImt3IjoiZG93bmxvYWQgdmxjIHBsYXllciBmcmVlIiwiY3UiOiJkb3dubG9hZCB2bGMgcGxheWVyIGZyZWUiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0

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