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vlc-win32.exe

VLC Media Player

Download Manager

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application vlc-win32.exe, “VLC Media Player ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager 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.

File name:

vlc-win32.exe

Publisher:

Download Manager Cert (signed by Download Manager)

Product:

VLC Media Player

Description:

VLC Media Player

Version:

2.0.66.0

MD5:

4e944c29af3bcfaa230e39a05c6b4dab

SHA-1:

d00e26374d021a00956820cf15196739ea1b2339

SHA-256:

42c141cc400500aed8bc52f5315dcda19d422262ac16ce9902f23f29448e8f47

Scanner detections:

22 / 68

Status:

Adware

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:

4/26/2024 9:43:01 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

809

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.Installer

2014.11.18

Avira AntiVirus

TR/Rogue.11848176

7.11.186.218

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3287

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

1.0.20.1605

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5407

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

14.11.17

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-e6066d27

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

11.2014-17-11_2

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.185.14042

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2014.11.17.07

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

15.0.0.963

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.demeoc

0.28.6.63474

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.J

14.11.17.19

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.141115

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4784938

34232

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.576

2.0.0.1984

File size:

910.3 KB (932,192 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.66.0

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-win32.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Manager

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/9/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/11/2017 5:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Download Manager, O=Download Manager, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

6771A39C2739AF7082C1C8D8234BB168

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

8/29/2014 4:54:13 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:gOvwGqD8p+bmfe0LBcZEtEl/D9sJePRwk5:LyW+0exlb9sJePWq

Entry address:

0x2A0590

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, E0, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, E3, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89... 
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Entropy:

7.8753

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

844 KB (864,256 bytes)

The file vlc-win32.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://videolan.mirrors.hivelocity.net/vlc/2.1.3/.../vlc-2.1.3-win32.exe

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