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vlc.exe

VideoLAN Team

The executable vlc.exe has been detected as malware by 35 anti-virus scanners. This virus which infects .exe files stops various security software and prevents some core Windows utilities from running. It also tries to download other files from a remote server, including other malware.
Publisher:
VideoLAN Team

Description:
VLC media player

Version:
0.8.6c

MD5:
12fe76266626ea19eecd003eda9d392b

SHA-1:
b6cb354b1a59dac1f95780e9246509be6606c872

SHA-256:
208c8101778a7ca20fc33ca855b61c0dd50c13d70b77dd46617ba79c4e5eec1f

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:55:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
1023

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.BL
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
14.04.18

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
7.11.144.52

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
2014.9-140418

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.3501

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.14418

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.540

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Sality.Gen
18125

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.22
9.0.1.0108

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
8.14.04.18.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA
8.9694

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
11.2014-18-04_6

G Data
Win32.Sality
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Sality
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.176.11806

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
14.0.0.3998

McAfee
W32/Sality.gen.z
5600.7157

Microsoft Security Essentials
Virus:Win32/Sality.AT
1.10502

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
15.0.0.324

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.beygb
0.28.0.59288

Norman
Sality.ZHB
11.20140418

nProtect
Win32.Sality.3
14.04.18.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
14.04.18.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM19.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
4.14.12.00

Sophos
Mal/Sality-D
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.0.10884

Trend Micro House Call
PE_SALITY.RL
7.2.108

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakc
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.at
28352

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.N
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
162 KB (165,888 bytes)

Copyright:
(c) 1996-2006 VideoLAN

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/17/2007 3:14:37 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:YwraBIpPQMPozgEAQIIO2a+GkDnOeI1y7g8wuunRXbahl:YwraBCDorAB23LOJI7g5Gl

Entry address:
0x1230

Entry point:
0F, BF, EE, C7, C3, 42, C9, AC, EC, 72, 07, 0F, BE, DC, FE, C6, 88, C1, F6, C6, 54, 0C, DB, 15, 4D, E8, 34, 1A, 89, C5, 35, 94, 87, 2A, 63, 0F, AF, EA, 81, C7, D9, 0B, F6, FF, 88, E2, 81, C7, 94, 97, 0A, 00, 69, C7, B2, 59, 65, 24, 87, C0, FF, C0, 84, CA, B7, 58, FF, CF, 8D, 15, 15, EB, B1, 36, 81, E3, 19, C3, 6A, 47, 69, C3, F7, 68, 6B, 20, 87, DD, 8D, 05, C1, 91, 15, 80, F3, E8, 88, 00, 00, 00, 00, EE, C7, C7, 5C, 54, C0, EA, 0F, AF, CF, 89, DA, 80, FA, AB, 69, D2, BE, A3, DA, BF, 8D, 05, 71, 8A, 25, 0B...
 
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Entropy:
5.9669

Code size:
4.5 KB (4,608 bytes)

Autoplay Handler
Display name:
VLCPlayCDAudioOnArrival


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