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vlc_player_setup.exe

VLC

INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO.

This installer routine uses the Babylon network to include bundled offers of potentially unwanted programs (mostly search adware) such as toolbars and browser extensions. The application vlc_player_setup.exe by INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.
Publisher:
Company  (signed by INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO.)

Product:
VLC

Description:
VLC Media Player

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
6ec7d6303843996314e63fb7d3eacfd3

SHA-1:
824b2c57561ca6bee81c3ad12376df3cfdc6ed9f

SHA-256:
9fb92e4d10a508ddfbcb2f8031b28e4ebf2c91c1986383bb9adec74a76cf1e7d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 10:09:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.INSTALLERTECHNOLOGYCO.Installer (M)
16.2.4.9

File size:
221.8 KB (227,144 bytes)

Copyright:
Author © 2011

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\vlc_player_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2012 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/6/2013 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO., L=Miami, S=Florida, C=US

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:
61DB0858B233331E32FD2CE3F0C5CD55

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 3:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:9gXdZt9P6D3XJg845iwODbotfbe2fiezOlAAr7iKi5K3LJMKShsXM1ca2l5GX:9e34+8rwMoBe2ff6l97qU3NMKasXMqYX

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8083

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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