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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 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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:
23394d08e8d7232030b390b2252c680f

SHA-1:
53fe4f681cc707a9cebc8f57ffbc3850d70f509b

SHA-256:
5891e65c8b8e8c6a7a19819ae9e30db51f7c023f6286946cbe61fb122a455b9c

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:15:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.LH
6217246

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.171.56

avast!
Win32:DownloadAdmin-A [Adw]
2014.9-150401

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3153

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.LH
1.0.20.455

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAdmin.ANGL
21613

Dr.Web
Adware.DAdmin.151
9.0.1.091

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.LH
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.G potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.LH
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of browserupdate-setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.6.7

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15452

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin
v2015.04.01.11

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.LH
16.0.0.273

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DAdmin.djhtdm
0.30.8.659

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Tightrope
15.4.1.11

Sophos
Download Admin
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783369
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.232332
2.0.0.2123

File size:
915.4 KB (937,328 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Admin

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 7:59:59 PM

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 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:
2EEB247A8F9D63D74CE7EF9551E3D401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/17/2014 11:35:36 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/xpJMyVWJ0q4kfS6wKhmcRf6vEh7+KAFgtp51idtDWEqOWtVr2/NoPH489:ppanJ0ZkKIh7mFgfidtDWEn20/Noz

Entry address:
0x3341

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, F8, 24, 7A, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, 00, 24, 7A, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, 00, 1C, 7A, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5071

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://download-file.downloadster.org/download/155/.../

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