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vlc_2.1.5_installer.exe

Program Installer Internet

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 vlc_2.1.5_installer.exe, “Program Installer Internet Setup ” by Glority Software Limited has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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.
Publisher:
Glority Software Limited.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Program Installer Internet

Description:
Program Installer Internet Setup

MD5:
45363e8641cd9394a6796bd889bed1df

SHA-1:
061136f0fcb923356128723eb42c29f280402174

SHA-256:
1dc5760db7a980733bba49a1e179c5ead671d7ee7452f3024bc517f2590fd959

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/25/2024 1:15:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.199.138

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.SX (variant)
9.10966

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
1/15/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.1814541

McAfee
Artemis!45363E8641CD
5600.6885

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.f22
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.installCore
15.2.14.11

Sophos
Generic PUA AG
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1218
7.2.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
36394

File size:
768.2 KB (786,664 bytes)

Product version:
5.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc_2.1.5_installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Glority Software Limited.

Authority:
WoSign CA Limited

Valid from:
8/18/2014 7:45:23 PM

Valid to:
8/18/2015 7:45:23 PM

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:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:bwvpedwEr6bGhFslM/lnbyAYdD2njp0UBNu8SFovZySK0Gz18YIh4WFzsVb6ps+p:bwvYKErLjFuAlnlBjS4YICYsVcs+NhF

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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:
7.8738

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file vlc_2.1.5_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.openthefile.net/.../VLC_2.1.5_Installer.exe

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