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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 16 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:
bbd5707d5e6e2be40a21b23cba6793fc

SHA-1:
dcf1f51f4e0a45b4f1e224eea8b310380ed5a98e

SHA-256:
99eb7b1b0aeb9f4dd4c51261665575637b088e1a87657139b68876733a04db9a

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
4/26/2024 8:16:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.OutBrowse
2015.0.3501

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Outbrowse.G
18105

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1664
9.0.1.0108

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse
8.9675

G Data
Win32.Application.OutBrowse
14.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of idm.6055.silent.install.exe.exe (Adware)
2014.7.7.6

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11755

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.OutBrowse
14.0.0.3998

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Outbrowse
v2014.04.18.11

McAfee
Artemis!BBD5707D5E6E
5600.7157

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.cthmwf
0.28.0.59048

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.F47V0104
7.2.108

VIPRE Antivirus
OutBrowse
28228

File size:
106.6 KB (109,120 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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):
3072:7gXdZt9P6D3XJTCdD5Ky/9XO3jR0eWSzUu/0W7:7e34UdDUQ9OzRgW/co

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 2 URLs.

http://www.load4free.org/downloads/.../vlc_setup.exe

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

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