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vlc_media_player_setup.exe

Pro Installer

Covus Pro GmbH

The application vlc_media_player_setup.exe by Covus Pro GmbH has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from pro.de.
Publisher:
covus pro  (signed by Covus Pro GmbH)

Product:
Pro Installer

Version:
4.3.2.0

MD5:
89ae20cea9016eb812e271f7a5ae73d9

SHA-1:
7d88a241377aac108e62d9ca366bdd0cf5e66c66

SHA-256:
a44bb6e3ec88f19feb42aca0c82518c18e865ecebd0e3af06554df2c53844cf4

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Includes bundled offers in the installer/download manager that include adware components such as Best-markit, and Search Protect (ClientConnect).

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:
4/19/2024 4:28:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3332

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM03.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.CovusProGmbH.W
14.10.4.3

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0929
7.2.277

File size:
561.6 KB (575,040 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.2.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
Multiproduct.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Covus Pro GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/5/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/6/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Covus Pro GmbH, O=Covus Pro GmbH, STREET=Schwedter Str. 263, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=10119, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
61A79175C602D4C6B8D777D3A741B75A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/7/2014 10:56:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Jg3G5FdI1pERXv0d61eFCAXjd9ELMu7rd:5FIEXvF4FCAb+Muvd

Entry address:
0x641AE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 48, B8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 49, 39, 40, 08, 74, 0C, 48, B8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, E0, 48, B8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, E0, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 10...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
392.5 KB (401,920 bytes)

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

http://pro.de/downloadguide/installer/.../VLC_media_player_setup.exe

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