» vlc_media_player.exe
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vlc_media_player.exe

Installer

Simply Tech Ltd

One Floor App (Simply Tech/Widdit) distributes and bundles potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) using its OneFloorApp install manager (SimplyInstaller). The application vlc_media_player.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Simply Tech 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 program is a setup application that uses the Widdit Setup 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Simply Tech Ltd (signed and verified)

Product:

Installer

Description:

Installer Setup

Version:

11.8

MD5:

f76afa1180b70fe938a57a94d0f1923c

SHA-1:

080d13a4f16f24890d2703554fea8fa61f304be0

SHA-256:

defdcb5397adeac058d1c7c554456488d0d5162a18f8ca32c4464ff873911989

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

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:

4/19/2024 5:41:09 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Widdit.SimplyTe.Bundler (M)

16.6.26.14

File size:

898.6 KB (920,176 bytes)

Product version:

11.8

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Widdit Setup

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc_media_player.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Simply Tech Ltd

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

4/4/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

4/5/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Simply Tech Ltd, O=Simply Tech Ltd, STREET=10 Zarhin street, L=Raanana, S=Raanana, PostalCode=43662, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

1FC78D842B3886BB8D32517578F7489C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

10/13/2013 10:19:32 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:4xGaFDpekdGp9Z1SlfscwzX0eCYRK+ILTfBLXSYo:9au9nSSVkJ7+CK

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:

7.8692

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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

http://bigdownload.simplyinstaller.com/.../downloadmanagerhtml.ashx?src=matomy_1fa&appid=337334&programid=98601&clickid=20sNkl3gDANNEnq33BQ.Vd1wBwdi000.&pubid=608271&ce_cid=20sNkl3gDANNEnq33BQ.Vd1wBwdi000.&c=1&sc=1&db=true&uus=C2-F7-87-3B-0F-CE-4F-F4-07-1C-0C-DB-6F-1B-71-FA&nf=1

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