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vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Code Techno

The application vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe by Code Techno has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 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 piratebay.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Code Techno  (signed and verified)

MD5:
90f41768dc47189504b7b7ae66f43f34

SHA-1:
97d56f50bc8e7dba5e2d2d87d5d9d6c7acb4a656

SHA-256:
c6fe84a60004eec8ded05f03b7a78f05a22653b79094f128bc43eb3d55125fab

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/8/2024 8:48:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.160.66

avast!
Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
2014.9-140730

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3397

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18857

Dr.Web
Adware.DAdmin.151
9.0.1.0211

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
11.2014-30-07_4

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.GB4UEA
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of imgburn-setup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.11

McAfee
Artemis!DBCD0D1816F7
5600.7012

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.CodeTechno.U
14.7.30.17

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0705
7.2.211

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadAdmin
31200

File size:
740.5 KB (758,240 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:
Code Techno

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/25/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/25/2017 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Code Techno, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Code Techno, 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:
57F2A4C1987266C5627CFFB542729A0B

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:CR1LIWIS0DNa0824s64CggZ3BhB7jN3SLmsVOZpn0LzrB8BgkPwc/Fkd:CvkW8D42QRlBhB7jNiysVOHSP6aKz/F+

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:
7.9398

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 16 URLs.

http://piratebay.com/wp-content/themes/.../torrent_search.php?query=noah

http://files4.mirror6.net/download/.../dl?brand=piratebay.com&pid=piratebay&bc=1080310&country=GB&cb=-1500808019&zTmp=1

http://piratebay.com/wp-content/themes/.../torrent_search.php?query=mount and blade

http://piratebay.com/wp-content/themes/.../torrent_search.php?query=sims 2 seasons

http://files4.mirror6.net/download/.../dl?brand=piratebay.com&pid=piratebay&bc=1080310&country=GB&cb=-364110128&zTmp=1

http://files4.mirror6.net/download/.../dl?brand=piratebay.com&pid=piratebay&bc=1080310&country=GB&cb=-1181971213&zTmp=1

http://files4.mirror6.net/download/.../dl?brand=piratebay.com&pid=piratebay&bc=1080310&country=GB&cb=-1296122115&zTmp=1

http://files4.mirror6.net/download/.../dl?brand=piratebay.com&pid=piratebay&bc=1080310&country=GB&cb=1867609556&zTmp=1

http://piratebay.com/wp-content/themes/.../torrent_search.php?query=sims 2

http://files4.mirror6.net/download/.../dl?brand=piratebay.com&pid=piratebay&bc=1080310&country=GB&cb=2136267992&zTmp=1

http://files4.mirror6.net/download/.../dl?brand=piratebay.com&pid=piratebay&bc=1080310&country=GB&cb=1867017510&zTmp=1

http://files4.mirror6.net/download/.../dl?brand=piratebay.com&pid=piratebay&bc=1080310&country=GB&cb=-414011854&zTmp=1

http://files4.mirror6.net/download/.../dl?brand=piratebay.com&pid=piratebay&bc=1080310&country=GB&cb=190725569&zTmp=1

http://files4.mirror6.net/download/.../dl?brand=piratebay.com&pid=piratebay&bc=1080310&country=GB&cb=55926681&zTmp=1

http://piratebay.com/wp-content/themes/.../torrent_search.php?query=farming simulator 2013 titanium edition

http://piratebay.com/wp-content/themes/.../torrent_search.php?query=Search Torrents

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