vlc-skin-pack-32-bits.exe

No Zebra Network Ltda.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application vlc-skin-pack-32-bits.exe by No Zebra Networka 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 installCore 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:
No Zebra Network Ltda.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4cecd359c2946bc64c4caa1ec1bacfea

SHA-1:
d4c96c719a3bd3fe4f0da2804d9f4140857e18b7

SHA-256:
0b9b70245e498e7f8bc138a556861d196b653ade85cc9b0f94127f6da9fd71c6

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:
5/11/2024 1:07:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.NoZebraN (M)
16.4.29.8

File size:
668.5 KB (684,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-skin-pack-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/11/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/12/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=No Zebra Network Ltda., OU=IT, O=No Zebra Network Ltda., L=Curitiba, S=Paran, C=BR

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

Serial number:
49D9BC150ECE10C921669720128B3CF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:AN3vpxzkWYGA6stQzZzQzAJiF3d6jcZ3mNG/YevlbpXC+Q:ARvLzVnGQOzAJiD6AANG/YIbpX5Q

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)

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