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vlcplayer_install.exe

Click run software

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application vlcplayer_install.exe by Click run software has been detected as adware by 18 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:
Click run software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
07629b4f3b8a2ac0c9316ad342c8c08e

SHA-1:
75d0c3285a76d30ebacfa4cc6270e348ffe7b429

SHA-256:
eef8241b63d98adfc867a9d08bf5244fb51f46c4dc488c5a9e39f6ebebdc0154

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
4/18/2024 12:06:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.InstallCore.BB
944

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen6
7.11.152.208

AVG
InstallCore
2015.0.3422

Bitdefender
Application.InstallCore.BB
1.0.20.935

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.ClickRun.A
18421

Dr.Web
Adware.MediaFinder.2
9.0.1.0187

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore
8.9887

F-Secure
Application.InstallCore.BB
11.2014-06-07_1

G Data
Application.InstallCore.BB
14.7.24

McAfee
Artemis!07629B4F3B8A
5600.7078

MicroWorld eScan
Application.InstallCore.BB
15.0.0.561

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.07.06.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Clickrunsoftware.R
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14704

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.0BHR12
7.2.187

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.0BHR12
10.465.06

VIPRE Antivirus
Click run software
29894

File size:
1 MB (1,075,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Click run software

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/19/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/20/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Click run software, O=Click run software, STREET=63 Rotshylid Shderot, L=Tel-Aviv, S=NA, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00A243E49C0DAF69F7C5ACF083EB184161

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:6nMV0yxSg1m1GqQaOGM54uf7CwrFo/uF4iAP2NkuBLqjy0:6nxyxS+qQaOGM5drFOKi2N7A3

Entry address:
0xC9680

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 1C, 24, 41, 00, E8, FB, D8, FF, FF, 43, 08, 89, 06, 8B, 43, 0C, 01, 46, 04, EB, 16, 8B, 16, 03, 56, 04, 3B, C2, 75, 0D, 8B, C3, E8, 9A, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 43, 0C, 01, 46, 04, 8B, DF, 3B, EB, 75, C2, 8B, D6, 8B, C5, E8, 55, FF, FF, FF, 84, C0, 75, 04, 33, C0, 89, 06, 5A, 5D, 5F, 5E, 5B, C3, 8D, 40, 00, 53, 56, 57, 55, 83, C4, F8, 8B, D8, 8B, FB, 8B, 32, 8B, 43, 08, 3B, F0, 72, 6C, 8B, CE, 03, 4A, 04, 8B, E8, 03, 6B, 0C, 3B, CD, 77, 5E, 3B, F0, 75, 1B, 8B, 42, 04, 01, 43, 08, 8B, 42...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
818 KB (837,632 bytes)

The file vlcplayer_install.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://media.downloadster.org/vlcplayer_install.exe

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