vlc-skin-editor-0.8.5.exe

Visual Tools

The application vlc-skin-editor-0.8.5.exe by Visual Tools has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider. The file has been seen being downloaded from dw8.uptodown.com.
Publisher:
Visual Tools  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3fe1ffafb5e9c8e4bf65935c89a9c9c6

SHA-1:
f00e79ccd041093933e43f3b035643d906daf2f5

SHA-256:
f31a65b241a07786be6fedb9c41e9bcd62d02bcdcd2752fe70507e8d8ffa1a66

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.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 5:02:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon.Banylon (M)
16.6.13.20

File size:
771.1 KB (789,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-skin-editor-0.8.5.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/9/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/10/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Visual Tools, O=Visual Tools, L=Belgrade, S=Serbia, C=RS

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
789958B0264F06055619270074AFA61F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/10/2013 9:03:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:hjfiGTDCdFbHTpokd4P4ZvL2deNNhJu2Flr:hjfbXCrbHTpfdW4IINxu2Lr

Entry address:
0x1C48

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, E4, F8, B8, 7C, 1A, 00, 00, E8, C8, 62, 00, 00, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 8D, 8C, 24, E0, 07, 00, 00, 88, 5C, 24, 0E, C6, 44, 24, 0F, 01, E8, FE, 1A, 00, 00, 53, 89, 9C, 24, 3C, 0A, 00, 00, 89, 9C, 24, 40, 0A, 00, 00, 89, 9C, 24, 44, 0A, 00, 00, C7, 84, 24, 48, 0A, 00, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, FF, 94, 24, 20, 08, 00, 00, 8D, 8C, 24, E0, 07, 00, 00, 89, 84, 24, 34, 0A, 00, 00, E8, 6D, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 8C, 24, E0, 07, 00, 00, E8, DF, FA, FF, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 85, 05, 01, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 10, 50, 8D, 8C...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file vlc-skin-editor-0.8.5.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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