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vlc_media_player.exe

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One Floor App

One Floor App (Simply Tech/Widdit) distributes and bundles potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) using its OneFloorApp install manager (SimplyInstaller). The application vlc_media_player.exe, “Installer Setup ” by One Floor App has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Widdit Setup installer. 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:
One Floor App  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
12.0

MD5:
ee3c7e797f85dea19e74dc1bf8a049b3

SHA-1:
25bdf6b992f428cb15fd6118a4383918cf268f29

SHA-256:
78584fde6c4fdf84b6d19bb55cff8ccd650550b4be89aee126155c1b8b7e8e8b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/24/2024 4:24:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Widdit (M)
17.3.16.13

File size:
898.5 KB (920,072 bytes)

Product version:
12.0

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2012, www.simplytech.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Widdit Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
One Floor App

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/6/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/6/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=One Floor App, O=One Floor App, STREET=2 Ben Gurion, L=Ramat Gan, S=Israel, PostalCode=52573, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00A0F147ADC25ABB7A212B2A70DB63456F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 6:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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

http://www.simplyinstaller.com/.../downloadmanagerhtml.ashx?src=adorika_ads_1fa&appid=205405&dp=LqOPtmbfswtzswryjqaOpaFabGfa_F4aDzac-V__J-baBlyvnrrdemMAaqgaPrt5qtuddYdrasaaGmr9G6aAnLgrgItJ0qnnanaaqa7sjr--uZGZlt2yCl01bdKZ-MovrpasQWID0LO5aK8NGdauSvmKjKjdhmo1bZtNqqjvkT2z1TJAdFgzW6SqKuIkOy3Zv8V1ITiYhesQgelHpvvjbpw9sb1eZ8ONPA0AOxbruOAp0Oorw5PYiAfdNHbaxJBJ_mDEQCQ2uCR5dFkX4Ew5xRJnSabxqu9obQs6bqfh0iS1sNLcsDeRHGk9dkPYCH1nKjitfGclgddjQLP-KJmi17b_T-RW1rf4dKqHxBkeWCCn1wcOGmlHqyOtviOp7nPl3hjgNakf49yPIykArdkosQ6DyuhM8GrHJHPM7ejYI39M-r_2DXrYHtKqycqrOja&c=1&sc=1&db=true&uus=8E-0F-FA-37-0C-D1-03-B1-48-D0-E1-8F-81-00-86-AA&nf=0

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