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vlc_setup.exe

Application Soft

Internet Software

The application vlc_setup.exe, “Application Soft Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Internet Software

Product:
Application Soft

Description:
Application Soft Setup

Version:
4.7.5.8

MD5:
e74a48d346b7d5b472908c966d8c6a92

SHA-1:
d05465b5390956f8bc742e7fb7716a9e199ff0d0

SHA-256:
66facc0e5888c810032f01790626ed28b72944e5a3b7a5b8aee09f9b7e25bd73

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:33:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

avast!
Malware-gen
151028-1

AVG
Adware InstallCore.AKN
2015.0.4460

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACZ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.212.17996

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM06.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1077

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
45400

File size:
933.9 KB (956,320 bytes)

Product version:
3.4

Copyright:
Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\vlc_setup.exe

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:RptMP97ry8JV4kfbZtlTZmfI5rWYDA8z4Dg:RL897TJ1bloQppDDz40

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:
7.9288

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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