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vlcplayer.exe

Multiply ROI, Inc

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application vlcplayer.exe by Multiply ROI, Inc has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs. 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:
vlcplayer  (signed by Multiply ROI, Inc)

Product:
vlcplayer

Version:
1.0

MD5:
d8a86e96d39202906b2e8ca2d92d698a

SHA-1:
3bfc678f9d0246d2158921bcd77ee80db8bde2cf

SHA-256:
d2ca030081f9bd6a9ca394fe71a79fc887f020a5e12532bdae606206b57883f5

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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:
4/25/2024 3:16:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/OutBrowse.M.1
7.11.183.194

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160131

Bkav FE
W32.Clodd0f.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.OutBrowse-4
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.OutBrowse.D
20030

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1449
9.0.1.031

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse (variant)
10.10692

G Data
Win32.Application.OutBrowse
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.OutBrowse
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13943

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Smart
v2016.01.31.06

McAfee
Artemis!F4EB7F8A142A
5600.6503

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.a98
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OutBrowse.MultiplyROI.Bundler (M)
16.1.31.18

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9351

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.E68ADD8E
7.2.31

VIPRE Antivirus
OutBrowse
34630

File size:
622.3 KB (637,240 bytes)

Copyright:
© vlcplayer

Trademarks:
vlcplayer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlcplayer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Multiply ROI, Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/27/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/26/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Multiply ROI, Inc", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Multiply ROI, Inc", 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:
071EA95218ABA65B6DE651F0EFE6F136

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Eqjvd/5V3Pz/3ovFUNkC9vg8kYFwn1Z0DqNPrVvpMVwJSBx03VzEfdP:Eq7x3LQNUHvLUf3NPrViwowVz8P

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9787

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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