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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:
eeebde5fdce523cbce24c241ecfb5e86

SHA-1:
b939d3208d7d1a4026dfe9d4575bfecfdef63ead

SHA-256:
d5d2ca71436bd5d15a4ef8d9bd5a82278121a66ec5eb37b87e7e956a411a8e58

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
5/7/2024 7:38:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2220
9.0.1.0240

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin
8.9554

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of openofficecalc-setup.exe (Adware)
2014.8.28.7

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin
v2014.08.28.03

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.crgjbr
0.28.0.58491

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAdmin.U
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK/RDM!5.1
23.00.65.14826

Sophos
Download Admin
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Artemis
10395

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadAdmin
27490

File size:
75.7 MB (79,392,712 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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 6:59:59 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:
6/22/2012 1:07:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:uxpJu7vR2NeOwceBPj7VJgmMqNAxZgqkPmgyvv4e+MyN69qds3VPa1HVhki:ap473Ox07R3qNTwtM4ndsFCfhL

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:
0.1326

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 2 URLs.

http://files4.freedownloads.us.com/download/.../dl?s=google&c=FreeD_VLC_CCUS_Exact&brand=freedownloads.us.com&pid=TR&bc=912765&country=US&cb=-1311559679

http://files5.freedownloads.us.com/dl?bc=912765

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