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vlcmediaplayersetup-15872931-vffsb.exe

Max Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application vlcmediaplayersetup-15872931-vffsb.exe by Max Setup has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3e40ea199ea2ed22be7cb47e8b75ee13

SHA-1:
aed88bb88ca1994283563d7bb1c6fe47d34844e3

SHA-256:
10a692e1fda4d6a68d07bb53446334819f05997903fc2435dae01a4d3d7dad16

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/19/2024 12:13:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Backdoor.Hupigon
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.144
7.11.143.174

AVG
MalSign.InstallCore
2015.0.3342

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14923

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18076

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0266

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MG.gen (variant)
8.9681

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
9/23/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-18fe8ff6
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_freefileviewersetup-16308238-none.exe (Adware)
2014.12.5.16

IKARUS anti.virus
Backdoor.Hupigon
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712333

McAfee
Artemis!30D2E6B6FE10
5600.6998

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.cb3
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MaxSetup.c
14.9.23.13

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0403
7.2.266

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28256

File size:
606.9 KB (621,440 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlcmediaplayersetup-15872931-vffsb.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/11/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/12/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Max Setup, O=Max Setup, STREET=Lillienblam 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
008F6F1294DBB38F9F80A7A06DE489DF45

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TnvpyfxIfKYi1iOcZmj3jXTi53noE9yiJ5HS08zxrtcjMA3x+Iehhl:Tnvk6iYtOcZaKpQizx8zxCMA3gIep

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8559

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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