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VLC media player

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The executable vlc.exe, “VLC media player 2.1.5” has been detected as malware by 37 anti-virus scanners. Infected by an entry-point obscuring polymorphic file infector which will create a peer-to-peer botnet and receives URLs of additional files to download.
Publisher:
VideoLAN

Product:
VLC media player

Description:
VLC media player 2.1.5

Version:
2.1.5

MD5:
fdedb4845d667efb82cb778e080778ba

SHA-1:
ab6058800c98d469dd229b766b8611050504e385

SHA-256:
482c1d3964b905ae35b4db3163c58c8bd66d32afbdfdf8bcc4b08d3059116981

Scanner detections:
37 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 11:51:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
833

AegisLab AV Signature
W32.Virut
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.BL
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2014.10.25

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
2014.9-141025

AVG
Win32/Sality
2014.0.4040

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.141025

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.1490

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.6185

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Sality.Gen
19896

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.22
9.0.1.0298

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
8.14.10.25.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA
8.10619

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
11.2014-25-10_7

G Data
Win32.Sality
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Virut
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.185.13805

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
14.0.0.3048

McAfee
W32/Sality.gen.z
5600.6967

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.187.434.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
15.0.0.894

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.beygb
0.28.2.62841

Norman
Sality.ZHB
11.20141025

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
14.10.24.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM19.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
10.14.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.KUKU.kt!1591113
23.00.65.141023

Sophos
Mal/Sality-D
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.0.11248

Trend Micro House Call
PE_SALITY.RL
7.2.298

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.25

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakc
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.at
34232

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.N
2011.4.7.4223

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Sality.Win32.20
2.0.0.1966

File size:
222.5 KB (227,840 bytes)

Product version:
2,1,5,0

Copyright:
Copyright © 1996-2014 VideoLAN and VLC Authors

Trademarks:
VLC media player, VideoLAN and x264 are registered trademarks from VideoLAN

Original file name:
vlc.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/29/2006 7:38:58 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.24

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:rM6E7u/VxiPm3k96kAD1RRtKlP0toK8+iYp:rMXiOPPr0I+iYp

Entry address:
0x2BA3C

Entry point:
EB, 06, 87, C8, FE, C3, 85, C9, B7, 12, F3, 13, FA, 68, 75, 18, 49, 00, B1, 83, BD, 52, 64, D2, D1, 33, DE, 0F, AF, C5, C6, C0, 14, F6, C2, 94, 1A, F4, 14, F2, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 35, DD, EC, 13, 6C, 3D, 03, AA, A1, AB, 19, F2, 1D, 7B, 10, E7, 8C, 8A, E5, F6, C4, EE, 69, C0, 3D, BC, 69, EF, C7, C3, B8, F6, 4E, A4, F2, 40, 02, E5, 3B, D7, 85, EB, 68, 74, 53, FF, 00, 68, 3A, 94, D5, 00, F3, 69, DE, 87, 54, FB, 36, FF, C0, 8D, 3D, E1, A6, 3D, DF, 88, CB, 69, D8, 23, 6F, 09, CD, C6, C6, F3, EB, 02, 88, E6...
 
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Code size:
38 KB (38,912 bytes)

Autoplay Handler
Display name:
VLCPlayCDAudioOnArrival


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