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vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Downloadster

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe by Downloadster has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader 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:
Downloadster  (signed and verified)

MD5:
cf27e666103eefdc616b0668fa62a293

SHA-1:
870c1ded1399d5ba7166516868cf52a263640238

SHA-256:
1120fbf28bfb02f46defac5fbfaf5e797f381c82eb9737176717f2595ee4f86b

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.

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:
4/25/2024 7:37:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.Downloadster.Bundler (M)
16.1.24.7

File size:
755.1 KB (773,224 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Downloadster

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Downloadster, O=Downloadster, STREET=96 Jessie st 4th floor, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
6BF02A856A1D40D914792483AF513873

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 2:07:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:SxpJpjs1eGCDw1e/HTH8fjQNdDjgk44dSN4JckzyrBD/3Oi:epTjs0Bw1EAjQNhguS8ckiBDPOi

Entry address:
0x333B

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, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4244

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://downloads.downloadster.org/download.php?id=9a3cbcfcade8925fa94ecbfe496f0a1d0487632b&z=4&p=eyJweSI6ImRvIiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6InVzIiwibyI6IndpbjciLCJiIjoiY2gzMiIsInVfaWQiOiJkb181MmRlZWJkNTBkMWM1OS4xNTU0MTg0Mi5lNGZjZjJlOGQ2MWMxYjhlNWVhN2NhMzBjYzhlMDY5MiIsInBhX2lkIjoiNCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMzc2IiwidHMiOjEzOTAzNDEwNzcsImt3IjoidmxjIHBsYXllciBmcmVlIGRvd25sb2FkIiwiY3UiOiJ2bGMgcGxheWVyIGZyZWUgZG93bmxvYWQiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0

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