» 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 9 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:

10.1

MD5:

d89b6f82cbc2d8ee4612b5018b48024f

SHA-1:

ad657021d2bc2508c88744444773ebf33dc3ae56

SHA-256:

c0b9ac5f6d303805c864875b68dc5487accbd7e7d8b87f45b6c2c538b3fea273

Scanner detections:

9 / 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 7:14:06 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.163.240

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.2109

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.Widdit.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

G Data

Win32.Application.SimplyTech

14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus

BehavesLike

t3scan.2.2.29

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.SimplyTech.A

v2014.07.25.08

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM06.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.SimplyTech.Q

14.8.7.19

Sophos

SimplyInstaller

4.98

File size:

883.8 KB (905,000 bytes)

Product version:

10.1

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:ixGaxeWLq45s8cp/VIse8O0VFCYRK+ILTfBLXSYo:HaG98E/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)

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