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vlc.exe

App secure LLC

This is the Softpulse installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application vlc.exe by App secure has been detected as adware by 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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:
App secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f5408e0b60b39a039d26188a9ca108c3

SHA-1:
18356525640b29ccc0698bd586fc8f49e2c0cb4f

SHA-256:
93906c5eae808f37caf50e2a6601b6bc35442bd752f4560ad7535846daabef99

Scanner detections:
33 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
5/15/2024 9:19:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.R
5719723

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2015.01.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.203.156

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-CU [PUP]
2014.9-150426

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3127

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.R
1.0.20.580

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-123
0.98/20380

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20785

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.175
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.R
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
4/26/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-1ecda7a6
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.27.8

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14703

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.2132

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.04.26.04

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.R
16.0.0.348

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dmrqrd
0.30.20.1219

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.26.04

Quick Heal
Trojan.Inject.UE4
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Softpulse.Bundler
15.4.26.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Spy.Win32.zke.a!1075356639
23.00.65.15424

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.DriverUpd
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.38506
2.0.0.2153

File size:
877 KB (898,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App secure LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/16/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=App secure LLC, O=App secure LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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:
5D0A1845D85007CD040B350F48C5F721

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/20/2015 1:20:37 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Hy9VfTOAoq3kSJv/xOjM+ttUu4iBGmAcnIB9Th2Kfr1d4wvZGQ8rZIrlDTmEkoRT:SvTOAZkSJQjXtNw59l2KHhx0rZJ4dSQ

Entry address:
0x9E56

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 52, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 6F, 05, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, A0, 41, 42, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 14, 53, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, 3E, 54, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, FD, 04, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 4C, 2B, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, 4B, 3C, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Entropy:
7.8654  (probably packed)

Code size:
107 KB (109,568 bytes)

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

http://ttb.downhq.com/download/request/.../DgkZkiPO?__tc=1421876035.947&fileName=vlc

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