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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 19 anti-malware scanners. 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.
Publisher:
Simply Tech Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
10.1

MD5:
e47b3e54eb5949c62c66f96f4141e769

SHA-1:
874920781ed1ef2af5e9891b77cacc1e9552df0d

SHA-256:
2b77bf672de61cb696c602c24a944ac2ca0b4e8c5e89dd9e92fd3bf1c6bf7cfc

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Potentially 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:
4/25/2024 2:53:41 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
9.0.1.021

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Widdit (variant)
10.9650

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mplug.21
11.2016-21-01_5

G Data
Win32.Application.SimplyTech
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
BehavesLike
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13305

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.FirstFloor
14.0.0.781

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SimplyTech
v2016.01.21.07

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!909C53FE174D
5600.6513

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)
16.1.21.19

Sophos
SimplyInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9371

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.FeYaGFB
37.1.62.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4729122
35418

File size:
883.8 KB (905,000 bytes)

Product version:
10.1

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

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Widdit Setup

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:xxGaxeWLq45s8cp/VIse8O0VFCYRK+ILTfBLXSYo:KaG98E/VQ8Ol7+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/.../downloadmanager.ashx?src=matomy_1fa&appid=204024&programid=98601&clickid=20pIA34zTFC1jdKi1BX1lY1w1XiD000.&pubid=176681&ce_cid=20pIA34zTFC1jdKi1BX1lY1w1XiD000.&c=1&sc=1&db=true

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