» vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe
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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 17 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Download Admin (signed and verified)

MD5:

3e978bf74b76bea1103a4beee8e930b0

SHA-1:

cb6048922c0a0293ef3a88e4f353b21ec6d157f6

SHA-256:

c297e8e486b4f8cd7f64d7e7fcec6e35f595733c1573c4edf38bbb002a130851

Scanner detections:

17 / 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:

4/16/2024 9:16:56 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

Riskware.Agent

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.30.172

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3310

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.DownloadAdmin

4.0.3.141025

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

19085

Dr.Web

Adware.DAdmin.151

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/DownloadAdmin.G potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/DownloadAdmin

10/25/2014

F-Secure

Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle

11.2014-25-10_7

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.DownloadAdmin

t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.183.13286

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin

v2014.10.25.07

McAfee

Artemis!5B3627DB611D

5600.6966

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.DownloadAdmin.U

14.10.25.19

Sophos

Download Admin

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

Suspicious_GEN.F47V0801

7.2.298

VIPRE Antivirus

DownloadAdmin

31866

File size:

916.3 KB (938,264 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:

6/17/2014 10:35:36 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:WxpJMyVWJ0q4kfS6wKhmcRf6vEh7+KAFgtp51idtDWEqOWtVr2/NoPH48:ipanJ0ZkKIh7mFgfidtDWEn20/No

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.5077

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://files4.vlc.cc/download/.../dl?s=Cnet&c=vlc.cc&brand=vlc.cc&pid=Cnet&aid=9205&bc=812099&country=US&cb=-661339810&zTmp=1

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