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vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Safe Install Software

The application vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe by Safe Install Software has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.downloadnet1010.com.
Publisher:
Safe Install Software  (signed and verified)

Product:
Safe Install Software

Version:
21.3.7.865

MD5:
45a718e5cb39545fb2101200bfe8b0ab

SHA-1:
0e3871da38b6f055ac07e55fd29a2d7440f3fbd4

SHA-256:
78741825cde3070ea23a03efa5233668b503a04acf73b635fea36215878793ca

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:
4/29/2024 11:08:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadAdmin.SafeInstallSoftware.Installer (M)
16.2.15.12

File size:
891.9 KB (913,304 bytes)

Product version:
21.3.7.865

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Install Software

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/3/2015 12:35:38 PM

Valid to:
9/6/2016 2:17:46 AM

Subject:
CN=Safe Install Software, O=Safe Install Software, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00E7829E9AC810013E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/22/2014 1:42:55 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:l1Ypyr09k/tTscSHzWdj/gShGRsohY+hmlTW:TAyrYcAzqgoGGcY+ol

Entry address:
0x14F6

Entry point:
E8, C5, CC, 00, 00, E9, E8, C4, 00, 00, 81, EC, 1C, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 8B, AC, 24, 28, 02, 00, 00, 56, 57, 6A, 01, 55, E8, 27, 61, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 89, 44, 24, 18, 8D, 44, 24, 1C, 50, 6A, 00, 6A, 02, 55, C7, 44, 24, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, 0A, 5E, 00, 00, 8B, 4C, 24, 2C, 6A, 00, 68, E0, 10, 41, 00, 8B, F8, 8D, 1C, 0F, 6A, 03, 55, 89, 5C, 24, 44, E8, EE, 5D, 00, 00, 8D, 54, 24, 48, 52, 55, 89, 44, 24, 48, E8, 6F, 5F, 00, 00, 83, C4, 30, 85, FF, 75, 0D, 55, E8, 72, 5F, 00, 00, D9, EE, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 3B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9597  (probably packed)

Code size:
57 KB (58,368 bytes)

The file vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files4.downloadnet1010.com/dl-pure/.../?bc=1187543&checksum=1665315&cb=397345143

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