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vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Download Admin

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe by Download Admin has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. 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:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c3436d659ab7970c84ba01e4a0c66dab

SHA-1:
2d7e994936d60ec077b220e61a00364568b9c5a2

SHA-256:
187c3cbbc634bf48d4f470bd97144ecb007a32ecc8d2e6d01f0fa402691c7371

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/29/2024 8:56:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/DownloadAd.CK
7.11.119.222

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.80
9.0.1.078

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.A.Gen
8.9176

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10509

McAfee
Artemis!C3436D659AB7
5600.7186

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAdmin.U
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK/RDM!5.1
23.00.65.14317

Sophos
Download Admin
4.96

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-DownloadAdmin
10717

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadAdmin
24412

File size:
829.9 KB (849,800 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Admin

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/3/2010 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/30/2013 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Admin, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Admin, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
29529B0D185F8525A92A866D4A38DA3A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 7:50:35 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:/dSNu2lc2/5kP2J4+sJ4sEL1jjs+THx3IIxa2smJ:/shx5k84+yDEL1jjtTH54xmJ

Entry address:
0x3F6BD0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 20, 7F, 00, 8D, BE, 00, F0, C0, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.5360

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
20 KB (20,480 bytes)

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

http://download.downloadster.org/download?bc=134&aid=Google

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