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vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Fintech

The application vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe by Fintech has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.mirror6.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Fintech  (signed and verified)

MD5:
04e1836a0b33d3c35b73f66c957a6159

SHA-1:
65ab02a419f3b15d33e266c54d5d5e280918426d

SHA-256:
a32b167a3b9e56bf539c82e3f79edd7445544d510930b6ddb9dde0d3905283ca

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
5/5/2024 12:50:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
2014.9-140815

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3382

Dr.Web
Adware.DAdmin.151
9.0.1.0227

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.G potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
11.2014-15-08_6

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAdmin
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Fintech.U
14.8.15.0

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.B577CD42
7.2.227

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

File size:
738.8 KB (756,576 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fintech

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/12/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/12/2017 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fintech, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Fintech, 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:
05220DDA893DD24732836A13B3C6D7A8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/17/2014 8:35:36 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:aGTMPnoeqScs3iYzYozyaBJ80xy8yp66R2r/fpn+g5oL7FzT:aGTMQeq/sSBkPn80xypf6HwRp

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:
7.9385

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 3 URLs.

http://files4.mirror6.net/download/.../dl?brand=piratebay.com&pid=piratebay&bc=1075836&country=GB&cb=1873705102

http://files4.mirror6.net/download/.../dl?brand=piratebay.com&pid=piratebay&bc=1075836&country=GB&cb=1869722692

http://files4.mirror6.net/download/.../dl?brand=piratebay.com&pid=piratebay&bc=1075836&country=GB&cb=-1283023164

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