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vlc_setup.exe

VLC Media Player Installer

Savvy

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application vlc_setup.exe, “Deploy VLC Media Player along with various offers” by Savvy has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. 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.
Publisher:
Savvy  (signed and verified)

Product:
VLC Media Player Installer

Description:
Deploy VLC Media Player along with various offers

Version:
2.0.4

MD5:
5c26916ddad6f5532afca8c3e260d67c

SHA-1:
dd6fb913039e701fcb16d2758b71ddc2c1a3e03b

SHA-256:
90c2ebddf5dd49d8e0f051fba9739ed7e19f28127d435182ac69c001aecf64cf

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Mindspark (MyWebSearch/Ask) toolbar, a web browser extension that will modify a user's search and home pages.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/9/2024 3:44:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3506

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
8.8713

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.2.0.127

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BMi
v2014.04.13.03

McAfee
Artemis!09A931BD7916
5600.6995

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Savvy.J
14.9.26.15

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0915
7.2.269

File size:
1.3 MB (1,316,200 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.4

Copyright:
© downloadster.org

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Savvy

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
8/14/2014 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Savvy, O=Savvy, STREET=96 Jessie st, STREET=4th floor, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
397CE208945051D16EBC051D5ED4B1EC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/17/2013 3:34:43 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:xM7YKmIr51DH4awRTPMuW5Ql3KKM5po/Y/XXnZoty0IETeiGjoN6Tc5T5:x6zLUj3Kp0/KnZoYfXnTG1

Entry address:
0x1053F0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 08, 32, 50, 00, E8, E4, 21, F0, FF, 8B, 0D, 64, F5, 50, 00, 8B, 09, B2, 01, A1, DC, 2C, 4C, 00, E8, 28, 96, F5, FF, 8B, 15, 58, F6, 50, 00, 89, 02, A1, 64, F5, 50, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 2C, 2E, F6, FF, A1, 64, F5, 50, 00, 8B, 00, B2, 01, E8, C6, 4C, F6, FF, 8B, 0D, 4C, F3, 50, 00, A1, 64, F5, 50, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, 48, 72, 4F, 00, E8, 1E, 2E, F6, FF, A1, 64, F5, 50, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 4A, 2F, F6, FF, E8, 39, FB, EF, FF, 90, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.5230

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1 MB (1,064,960 bytes)

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

http://www.downloadster.org/vlc-download.php?id=129323

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