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vlc215.exe

Program Installer

Glority Software Limited.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application vlc215.exe, “Program Installer Setup ” by Glority Software Limited 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. 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:
Glority Software Limited.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Program Installer

Description:
Program Installer Setup

MD5:
e5226d0c4cae9099d2cb6519583c2ad6

SHA-1:
24a4af873659c39ece1bf2dc0e3b1689abe119c3

SHA-256:
64447a56d456adc805911baa92f334ab5c8ba78f6031914941577e93b5c2e1e7

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 '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:
5/16/2024 4:17:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.GloritySoftware.Installer (M)
16.1.15.1

File size:
737.5 KB (755,240 bytes)

Product version:
3.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\vlc215.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Glority Software Limited.

Authority:
WoSign CA Limited

Valid from:
8/19/2014 9:45:23 AM

Valid to:
8/19/2015 9:45:23 AM

Subject:
CN=Glority Software Limited., E=info@glority.com, O=Glority Software Limited., L=Hangzhou, S=Zhejiang, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=WoSign Class 3 Code Signing CA, O=WoSign CA Limited, C=CN

Serial number:
547DAAA520AD36551B3954526D58EC3E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:t7FaFIpz2Sv4hgvviu6RQx+Qna2ghTzXt+xxKq03Eeu2/dcy8lizwaXbP8RYEdR1:t7F8IpUh6vHyzWjz2VB4ise4a4

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Entropy:
7.8265

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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