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vlc_setup.exe

OutBrowse

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application vlc_setup.exe by OutBrowse has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs. 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.
Publisher:
OutBrowse  (signed and verified)

MD5:
97a42c942f87d507c8c004a08c363bd5

SHA-1:
5a1b8f665e88c93ae9d5c90d43e02f780bd0f626

SHA-256:
236f4ea19cdab59ec0f290f080f6ac2c6127df19dc9b75677f0045898cbd2cc8

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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:
4/27/2024 1:53:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

AVG
MalSign.OutBrowse
2015.0.3489

Bkav FE
W32.Clodea6.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.OutBrowse.~B
17892

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1664
9.0.1.0119

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse (variant)
8.9507

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/NSIS_OutBrowse
4/29/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11351

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.OutBrowse
14.0.0.3942

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Smart
v2014.04.29.04

McAfee
Artemis!97A42C942F87
5600.7145

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.crkqqe
0.28.0.58101

Quick Heal
Downloader.NSIS.OutBrowse.b (Not a Virus)
4.14.12.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OutBrowse.J
14.8.7.20

Sophos
OutBrowse
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1130
7.2.119

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.OutBrowse
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
OutBrowse
27128

File size:
607.6 KB (622,232 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OutBrowse

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/24/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/25/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OutBrowse, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=OutBrowse, L=Ramat Gan, S=Ramat Gan, C=IL

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:
56A6FE571611B68C9224798AD62913CA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ak5cWN3aPbD3x6imu00ufz6HSkdxvN+RrA55N2uSgcbUe6Q8SAEe3nTJlT:aGrNKPbDVmH0uf+HSkHl+RsnNFSgcD6j

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://load4free.org/.../Go.aspx?ID=VLC

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