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vlc_media_player.exe

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One Floor App 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 One Floor App has been detected as adware 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.
Publisher:
One Floor App LTD  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
13.1

MD5:
29e4187497883574718cf358b78216f1

SHA-1:
7e85aee192c63006bc9d85ca424f7808469d2c4a

SHA-256:
029db78ef1c45680d305796db2ae3e64643939abf3abdcd487915f2ba746d337

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 8:44:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Widdit (M)
16.8.9.18

File size:
900.3 KB (921,904 bytes)

Product version:
13.1

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2012, www.simplytech.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Widdit Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\Pictures\sample pictures\los diez mandamientos_files\vlc_media_player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
One Floor App LTD

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/29/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/24/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=One Floor App LTD, O=One Floor App LTD, L=Bnei Brak, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
647DCD036A8DB2A49C8C7D9D34A859E4

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:dxGa4DpzkdGp9JcK68JlCYRK+ILTfBLXSYo:2aq9GKC7+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)

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

http://www.simplyinstaller.com/.../downloadmanagerhtml.ashx?appId=334341&programid=116701&clickid=20txcn1sbcAEH5au1BLfRs1ywRDr000.&pubid=26751&ce_cid=20txcn1sbcAEH5au1BLfRs1ywRDr000.&c=1&sc=1&db=true&uus=52-08-FD-01-C1-7D-6E-3D-05-CF-A3-9C-F4-12-CF-95&nf=1

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