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vlc_setup.exe

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iBryte

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application vlc_setup.exe, “VLC ” by iBryte has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.ibryte.com.
Publisher:
iBryte  (signed and verified)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
VLC

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
e14a3817d64cb363ddcf46137c98c9a1

SHA-1:
52e3fb93dc9130c1d59d70eee3a6d9e94cdea3aa

SHA-256:
3846abc4e5629d89bde906d7665f809f9d1a310c0c78732fe859bcef99db88a7

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/18/2024 11:51:58 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Adware
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
2015.04.18

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Relevant-Q [PUP]
2014.9-150417

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.IBryte-9
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
21802

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.1
9.0.1.0107

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.A application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
4/17/2015

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.A.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of secureinstaller.exe (Adware)
2015.7.19.8

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15636

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:Adware.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
Adware.IBryte
v2015.04.17.06

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.cuomnr
0.30.16.1110

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Adknowledge.Bundler
15.4.17.14

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Installer' (of type Adware)
5.12

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.iBryte
9929

Trend Micro House Call
HV_IBRYTE_CG0932D0.RDXN
7.2.107

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4745967
38950

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.3631
2.0.0.2138

File size:
676.7 KB (692,912 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
iBryte

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2010 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/16/2012 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=iBryte, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=iBryte, L=New Castle County, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5B2B3E2D634718E9BD4D41725481BAF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/12/2011 3:57:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:4jFS1JbzcEPHv2TeXEzrQdEs7JYBI5HOsDasA+dPBhGFfgg256hGSTKbmVpFfP:4jFWk8HTEPQdEiJYG5BDKIJhGFYp6hG0

Entry address:
0x6072A

Entry point:
E8, 18, EB, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 8B, 4D, 08, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 57, 33, FF, 89, 4D, F8, 89, 5D, FC, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 21, 39, 7D, 14, 74, 1C, 3B, CF, 75, 1F, E8, 13, 09, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, 57, E8, 5E, D4, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 33, C0, 5F, 5E, 5B, C9, C3, 8B, 75, 18, 3B, F7, 74, 0D, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10, 39, 45, 14, 76, 21, 83, FB, FF, 74, 0B, 53, 57, 51, E8, A5, C9, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 3B, F7, 74, B9, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10...
 
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Entropy:
6.4016

Code size:
504.5 KB (516,608 bytes)

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

http://install.ibryte.com/o/.../VLC_Setup.exe

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