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vlc_media_player.exe

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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. 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:
Simply Tech Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
11.8

MD5:
dff7a46fb3746518226cd32c42933ab2

SHA-1:
f01291d48a7c591ed2abe10ab17920a71c3d3c43

SHA-256:
a0557d3b425733876e28d905bc9f466672db67acf3d010bd5c02d64d6dca417c

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 '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:
4/23/2024 1:46:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Widdit (M)
16.8.8.22

File size:
899.1 KB (920,688 bytes)

Product version:
11.8

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

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Widdit Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc_media_player.exe

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:
10/13/2013 5:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:exGaFDpekdGp9Z1SlfscwzX0eCYRK+ILTfBLXSYo:jau9nSSVkJ7+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?src=adorika_ads_1fa&appid=205405&dp=LqOPtmbfswtzFwTljWaenaF8bGfa_F8aDzac-V__JEbazdILXiKrgMOMqdtdYqnyTjgiPGrJetn0aadaOrgaQNtrbqnOya0GaaLaooUJxZwXgBAVmu5wwZJaGZ176IjET_Hr_Mu6tMsIBKS0SVL2sGeamd13N3uzGKuLan0zIu2N56synAF4AUXGdjIGoQfgsxyz0SDIqWO5DbT2Sx21iLQXBHMCAALEfM2JIOPJiXMogmjk1bI0wbogQn9vAl8UY7NGad6LASU71WKvXvbgObjcFqPy1cQwfaQu0gerMACMsGLbWccRwzMMg9ajO0ZaaLZ0DBodSDBa04bRy8j6rvdmHy4k4JmgPH4qDJIs_KZSVv3xHiciOOGknoWyjoRyEniCzOsqwHJMMz6qgo3gVkx1x8KC4ujuYdC7rca&c=1&sc=1&db=true&uus=A1-31-3D-38-F0-9C-F5-F0-A6-5E-6E-83-BE-F4-FF-BE&nf=0

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