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icreinstall_installer - vlc media player.exe

Kapikepure

Platform Astro (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_installer - vlc media player.exe, “Kapikepure Setup ” by Platform Astro (New Media Holdings) 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 installCore 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Tupimo (signed by Platform Astro (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:

Kapikepure

Description:

Kapikepure Setup

Version:

2.5.5.7

MD5:

023371ecab88182f6e2cf1a28b1c553c

SHA-1:

7603be4c9aebea85373fe7fd1d01381509bedf2e

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Utilizes the InstallCore download manager that may bundle various adware-type offers.

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:

12/25/2024 1:14:20 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)

16.10.2.18

File size:

962.8 KB (985,888 bytes)

Product version:

2.5

Web

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temp\icreinstall_installer - vlc media player.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Platform Astro (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

3/15/2016 4:45:52 PM

Valid to:

6/26/2017 3:58:26 PM

Subject:

CN=Platform Astro (New Media Holdings Ltd), O=Platform Astro (New Media Holdings Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

1121EA77C8900AA2069C83922AE16C1571D0

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:evl5Vz217pXqH6sdDZtDctGGSR/0xZEi7Ko3rapMxs0mUCw:etDi17Vq/dDZtDMI/0fr7jsMeL

Entry address:

0xAA98

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.9127

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to os.solvefile.com (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to cdnus.solvefile.com (207.189.109.121:80)

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