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vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Zoobam

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 Zoobam 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 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:
Zoobam  (signed and verified)

MD5:
833619b6100a428cdb927bf25b62b86a

SHA-1:
fa85ac21e251184825cc5e0feaf79fe46f4651b8

SHA-256:
3abcc3126b2d104637f2510e1c77b885cea0ab4780c28d2b4b3dc752ef360e8f

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 '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:
4/19/2024 12:33:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Zoobam.Bundler (M)
16.3.21.18

File size:
75.8 MB (79,496,560 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zoobam

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/16/2014 5:57:59 AM

Valid to:
10/16/2017 5:57:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Zoobam, O=Zoobam, L=Kirkland, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4EA9D31E75E043

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/7/2014 8:26:37 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:k9jnxpJA9Kua6nPQSQsTnmc0Q9FxDNiZzSfOr0+z3962z7NbkGfxRee7:YjxpW93nn0InTJDN2efOr0+kaVxR7

Entry address:
0x3522

Entry point:
81, EC, 78, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, C6, 44, 24, 0C, 20, 57, 8B, EB, BF, A0, 83, 40, 00, 8B, F3, E8, FC, 3C, 00, 00, FF, 15, 08, 87, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 80, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 0C, 87, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, C4, 4C, 42, 00, E8, 26, 2A, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, 50, 44, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 30, 50, 53, 68, E3, 83, 40, 00, FF, 15, 50, 81, 40, 00, 68, E4, 83, 40, 00, 68, 60, 44, 42, 00, E8, 40, 2C, 00, 00, FF, 15, A8, 80, 40, 00, 50, 68, 00, A0, 42, 00, E8, 2F, 2C, 00, 00, 53...
 
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Entropy:
0.1516

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

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

http://files5.softreviews.co/dl?bc=1077012

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