» 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. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Simply Tech Ltd (signed and verified)

Product:

Installer

Description:

Installer Setup

Version:

8.4

MD5:

a95f7462da70d62d7022b3d8755f0df4

SHA-1:

58af4b7033c71a3e619b44fa8297b2f5d24b1979

SHA-256:

cc07d6f87b25766791de0ccfd36b2820fe854de043d970134429729520a5ca27

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 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:

4/16/2024 7:48:56 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Widdit (M)

16.8.7.5

File size:

935.9 KB (958,312 bytes)

Product version:

8.4

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Widdit Setup

Language:

Language Neutral

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Simply Tech Ltd

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

4/3/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

4/4/2014 8:59:59 PM

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:

7/9/2012 10:41:29 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:sMjhGRkzCTvDEiYGyd7oxf9N4uTQ5J6m6H:PA7DEmyuxf9T4J6LH

Entry address:

0x16478

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, B8, 52, 41, 00, E8, AC, 03, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 45, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 01, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, AB, 41, 00, E8, 56, EC, FF, FF, E8, FD, E7, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, 7F, 84, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, E8, D6, 41, 00, E8, E2, E9, FE, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, D6, 41, 00, B2, 01... 
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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

84 KB (86,016 bytes)

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

http://www.simplyinstaller.com/.../downloadmanager.ashx?src=matomy_1fa&appid=204024&programid=98601&clickid=20pIA31UtXIy7Wkc3t5n8T1vjxO2000.&pubid=176681&ce_cid=20pIA31UtXIy7Wkc3t5n8T1vjxO2000.&c=1&sc=1&db=true

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