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vlcplus_setup.exe

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The application vlcplus_setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.coolestmovie.info.
Publisher:
Company

Product:
App Name

Version:
2.2.2.1634.1634

MD5:
69dece58ad4ec3d9c9fbad8f2d5d6a41

SHA-1:
e19ddc314c3448529e7e6e06f0cbdd9839318d63

SHA-256:
dfe7b711f324ab83abef96762a4a88c03952a6ee9a4c5fda9369db4de07c09db

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 3:00:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Linkular
14.05.17

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Linkular.D
7.11.150.22

avast!
Win32:Linkular-D [Adw]
2014.9-140517

AVG
Generic_c
2015.0.3472

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Linkular.A
18286

Dr.Web
Trojan.Siggen5.61363
9.0.1.0137

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.Linkular.AJ
8.9811

G Data
NSIS.Application.Linkular
14.5.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.3854

Malwarebytes
Adware.Linkular
v2014.05.17.03

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Agent.cwikob
0.28.0.59911

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.467695
14.05.16.01

Sophos
Linkular
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29294

File size:
456.7 KB (467,695 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.2.1634.1634

Copyright:
Linkular LLC, 2012

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 2:22:01 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:BLTh3cnvEFdTk4FF1g38Hx1iCJXOyC1aNJjrlIpGPy7:BLl3c0dTk4rH1fiaNhRIpGPy7

Entry address:
0x30CB

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, 38, 6F, 44, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 6E, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, 9C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 2E, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9138

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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

http://www.coolestmovie.info/ds-exe/vlc/.../VLCPlus_Setup.exe

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