» vlc_media_player.exe
Overview
Analysis
File Details

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 19 anti-malware scanners. 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:

9.2

MD5:

d5ef7da14ac1c214f394f2f507df9840

SHA-1:

1d2c1c98b963a2923c7d0e05829ca348987ff262

SHA-256:

73c93620f093854b2c54f3d22593be350ce08594d14bfe6e262b7e5ff2feb00b

Scanner detections:

19 / 68

Status:

Potentially 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:

4/25/2024 8:24:33 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.163.240

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Agent-6810

0.98/21411

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.2109

9.0.1.046

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.Widdit (variant)

10.9650

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Mplug.21

11.2016-15-02_2

G Data

Win32.Application.SimplyTech

16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus

BehavesLike

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.183.13305

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.FirstFloor

14.0.0.656

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.SimplyTech

v2016.02.15.06

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!909C53FE174D

5600.6488

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.WebToolbar.dejknp

0.28.2.61861

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM06.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Widdit.SimplyTech.Bundler (M)

16.2.15.18

Sophos

SimplyInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]

9321

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.FeYaGFB

37.1.62.1

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4729122

35418

File size:

925.3 KB (947,464 bytes)

Product version:

9.2

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Widdit Setup

Language:

Swedish (Sweden)

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):

24576:0xGaVezCTvDEiYGykfSPfhxKSyECYRK+ILTfBLXSYo:5ahDEmykqnhxKSU7+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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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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