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vlcplayersetup.exe

ADLSoft

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application vlcplayersetup.exe by ADLSoft has been detected as adware by 9 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. 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:
ADLSoft  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b296ad35dcaf03a21a426773b6cb531b

SHA-1:
061c4dd231927f29f49ec269d807f01af1213aa5

SHA-256:
c3720c6869a18761b6c8f0e80aaf9e1719a012426a8af4ed59d81a529126eca6

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download and install manager which may bundle various potentially unwanted software offers during setup.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 2:32:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2015.0.3389

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.089

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JP (variant)
8.9612

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AdlSoft
v2014.03.30.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ADLSoft.O
14.8.8.3

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
27850

File size:
790 KB (809,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ADLSoft

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/20/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/25/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ADLSoft, O=ADLSoft, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1C7950C7BFF384C5ABB93DD694E588E8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Dnvpg8fwjpWqeEWszXFM2St3Osriceva6nxX0kaVU056Q754htILi9zT3BABlxLP:DnvwoILFM2SteQiceDnFbAd8ImdGTBh

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:
7.8586

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.fun-media-player.com/vlc-player/gb/.../?dl=1

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