free mkv player - vlc media player.exe

Setup

SAFE store btw

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application free mkv player - vlc media player.exe by SAFE store btw 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 OutBrowse Revenyou 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:
SAFE store btw  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
445091fb84ec6fc4c2177b253384ff76

SHA-1:
f19f1627ffd310f657ddb3fee278d5c2ec87f4df

SHA-256:
53f178960fc95a1dbed0036905984e7ebc04c9f1dcf61a1232016cddb128531b

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 5:13:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.SAFEstor.Bundler (M)
16.4.5.6

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,784 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Feb28-063735-999a965b-2eac-440f-ab6d-852f1c560109.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\free mkv player - vlc media player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/26/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
1/28/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SAFE store btw, O=SAFE store btw, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5EC2794C47ABEC1F2D5D6A80081411DB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/28/2015 12:07:35 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:HbSaE4mvt/ih0AG7WkFljQGED04Ha7Vz27:HbSv4mvIil6kFRaD04yR27

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.5742

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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