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vlc_setup.exe

Hoholemebe

DOWNLOAD MANAGER, LLC

The application vlc_setup.exe, “Hoholemebe Setup ” by DOWNLOAD MANAGER has been detected as adware 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 Inno Setup installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.shareheartmega.com.
Publisher:
DOWNLOAD MANAGER, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hoholemebe

Description:
Hoholemebe Setup

Version:
2.8.2.5

MD5:
c605afa6c2e8e18aa5fdb473a01d8523

SHA-1:
5b52419c234948147e2d250628749c798f7a2d47

SHA-256:
faa4a6c80e25aca9034af70ed1bc252ba1ac1211a3a8feb61418aa0a404c110d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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.

Analysis date:
5/17/2024 12:42:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
17.3.16.4

File size:
1.2 MB (1,243,240 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DOWNLOAD MANAGER, LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/6/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/7/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="DOWNLOAD MANAGER, LLC", OU=IT, O="DOWNLOAD MANAGER, LLC", L=Elkhart, S=Indiana, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0FEA36E1F438881A56085E5B4839A290

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9848

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.shareheartmega.com/3ctb6vwq kv5pIKITWTuBHr 9ktrnQwojAeaTQkopSuUmxHc4Z3 BF0p493n_O9MA XRnm9l_ElWvk6ZAfQLUQzP3lA0t4Nij3UZ35GeoVGoUtlgi5TL4L3co7kgPXk_4xppnYJIX5vilHu0JqFIQVG_0M1DDbBNTeAciIZ7ys7nP2BJbrnkjASqr7j9Lu 9l5NJWTAkW_xLT 3d8MYfIdpSZV3Dg_dIJLzKbF8RwR3gSoXpJIFeaRF yIFd4G yS7UeosY0xjf0963BepT8IiAnqCfqbR8EhQqI0aFVKbHSLCKR9yOsxdLTwkK8iwNlR0d 0cmzp_KDKqoQeBqXUGkbRpiZQCfcbmU_0HWttEox2b qcJKTEd1xkdynCsX9GopTH6qKttHnU5Jaa1Gh0wYXPySTpSgq2g1NiNUO9tup2LrwzFXanFcMCTwMcVTXeN4gZaY0isDUxW4QlzzA8uwW6XmVqi7iE0spc2xkmtfdqlBTVGOoLXynjNtWJnoTYveDOLJsBlq2h0BESZvLQJb6SHinrjfHhdnFm1UR3mUaT1INJtU27jAPj1iBkSTMpXGztmuWuxdGIETZx LpxGAnNWUx7IpeOqLxQ9Vs flpJt24P8y3zpsBWeV5M7oZNdCo6nLs-GyoAAERveF6b89Yih6IU2IADpyyhYJETs0BuvPMM7Kixb6ERcNxa

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