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vlc_media_player_setup.exe

DownloadManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application vlc_media_player_setup.exe, “VLC Media Player Setup ” by Optimum Installer 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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:
ADK Apps  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
DownloadManager.exe

Description:
VLC Media Player Setup

Version:
2.1.10

MD5:
52b9241d938aa715109d300e4231c81d

SHA-1:
30a8e321a4bba4a7d6a0d5450c3b130aaa0b3bc8

SHA-256:
74678d65f75d05de3341f0f5b363ab0621a91842791baf5ad2f4e3b7715605a0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
6/19/2025 7:07:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumInstaller.Installer (M)
16.2.29.21

File size:
671.3 KB (687,400 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.10

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Optimum Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/11/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/8/2013 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Optimum Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Optimum Installer, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, 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:
7C5F27B776ADBBB7943F700066A490BF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/20/2012 10:58:29 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ve7juwDzvwnnjuWMAVwJwoQoS+lG7W5+gWE2qhdYxgddxFFipVqS5LJp+b5qQPpA:velDz6njuWRw2joS+U4p3h2xudxFFi6E

Entry address:
0x4CD70

Entry point:
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Code size:
426 KB (436,224 bytes)

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

http://install.downloadster.net/o/.../VLC_Media_Player_Setup.exe

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