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vlc_setup.exe

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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application vlc_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by INSTALL THIS has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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:
Fusion Install   (signed by INSTALL THIS)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
ddfc72a78589d26e85e992254c2f045f

SHA-1:
f931cc0a45a8c7580edc41c00ea264482fa08f23

SHA-256:
7453787dff0c36bffaf757df3433b11dfb4799704ec1875c5aa39fb458853a48

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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 9:34:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.10

avast!
IBryte-ED [PUP]
2014.9-140812

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3385

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.141020

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AR (variant)
8.10230

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of netflixicon_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.20.10

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!0D3F54D1182F
5600.6972

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLTHIS.J
14.8.12.4

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

File size:
131.8 KB (134,960 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014 Fusion Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALL THIS

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2013 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL THIS, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL THIS, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

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:
022C6886F5C72FEED25746F4AC3BA8CE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/12/2014 12:04:44 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:q0YBsBE3ain2Q5xq10DZYzIYwHCrmvG+r1L0wVQMw3zEfk6K92:fnBTi2CRDZYzIV6m++r1PQMw32k6W2

Entry address:
0x322E

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 14, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 1C, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, AF, 47, 00, E8, 9F, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, AE, 47, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, B8, 01, 44, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, C0, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 0A, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, B0, 4C, 00, 50, 53, E8, F8, 2A, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
4.9410

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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

http://vlc-media-player.software.informer.com/.../

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