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vlc_installer.exe

VLC Media Player

Software Assistant

The application vlc_installer.exe by Software Assistant has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.downloadme.co.
Publisher:
Software Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
VLC Media Player

Version:
3.0.0.156

MD5:
371d11c8ff26c039a495e2e934985fb4

SHA-1:
db1c658f25441b4794ccc0bbbeee041be2c413a5

SHA-256:
67bf00842927f69711924f7660949d5ea7663386203ff6cab47ffb560b024766

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
5/9/2024 7:48:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.Software.Installer (M)
16.6.26.17

File size:
1.1 MB (1,135,560 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.156

Copyright:
(c) Software Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\vlc_installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
5/16/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/17/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Software Assistant, O=Software Assistant, L=Newark, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
5E20963D8600576BB605A10CBE45F3D8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 2:21:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:gxGHwpdjoXAlgb1+Gw7po6SLwtPIGGnIvdgt4cbsgQjEJakx:lQMAO+PfptAGKX4GiEJakx

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.9609

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://download.downloadme.co/v2/click/45ee037c/?d=http://mirror.nexcess.net/videolan/vlc/2.2.1/win32/vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe&n=VLC Media Player&key=0c71b81227b435265f4c1d91a1b8f7f605e29ef093039a404fb51c4480e43f07&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://downloadme.co/.../vlcmediaplayer.png&sid=vlc2&filename=vlc_installer

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