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icreinstall_vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe

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Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe, “Software Setup ” by Mode Beta (Fried Cookie) 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

Version:
2.0.3.8

MD5:
2d63cb60b7c5e3d5a4f2fac5e008e294

SHA-1:
110a68c3ea73e4c7634415108572103e71374f6e

SHA-256:
6cf9514e7e5f660202f9e2c90d3e229a0de8ca83a1e17d9d939fc2fa12db4747

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
11/25/2024 5:36:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.9.21

File size:
937 KB (959,496 bytes)

Product version:
3.3

Copyright:
Web application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 2:37:06 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 6:06:18 PM

Subject:
CN=Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
112172B4C29D53526C8AFAEF1C4F6265E881

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):
24576:0WUQ/n11wfgcrmT73yaNxj9Xuf1pHhok5xyJAQtv2RTwN:0NMUrmT7vX8uknWA42RTg

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file icreinstall_vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://www.bundlestockbits.com/c?x=RdHjTesz7p0zMebyqk/Vs1rrFrhSRKC7ZTrsliRPCYE=&c=QOckdcNZLxDp61dpOECmk4a2hQCM4netK5/z/JLzdfmXoMTD1AQrmKKiSOaZom914PHE 7RogR XfR3wk5AcBTGqcXj5P5hukdBUdkWWPvb2OOvL30Ih DyFQ/YQdmst&fallback_url=http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.2/.../vlc-2.2.2-win64.exe&downloadAs=VLC-media-player-13060-dp.exe

http://www.repositorytagcurrent.com/c?x=9 bzKGMR1Hq/G3SvMViAMiLrXmq9gR62sntiwIoBoJM=&c=ZJTiEK1KXtMt31jTYepx4TlqB4chjfZlzx9uI0kF6Wr78y6OubtLVVzmszcatPR93qeW6KajCL1vEq0UT4G LlF6qh8a7ysQ 9s9MyJDjAslcuIFziOWr00wO1nT92kd&fallback_url=http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.2/.../vlc-2.2.2-win64.exe&downloadAs=VLC-media-player-13060-dp.exe

http://www.deliverybinariescontent.com/c?x=b5L5gdz3CE02Wj6KeERFElFitfsXXt43zk0EtMoA40Y=&c=iXs3QJ4zZV4WsP8i2w6fVIbktZYgciJaTRysQwg6IKmBjjYNzY45qTpZ6bOV5/3 fEAWlv4T4XaVkJiPxHwsjd59S9HZxpmc t8Ljdh1DYwlEiFbTSxLrn1F/q2HqCYr&fallback_url=http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.2/.../vlc-2.2.2-win64.exe&downloadAs=VLC-media-player-13060-dp.exe

http://www.bundlestockbits.com/c?x=EZFhC/pLyeFT9mRqrywfghflh/Iki7ZuFOdujWEz1DM=&c=qisgmephZHGpLCReduyrDgkH1BZXBdyb2QehIoB2feza4mcVoeezXvgahoRCKBZcJ/uUqlXfSkCGvvDcjLhvnl6hqBUMZ93NWUywAM9wHnQgKIRXevSizWMwdfTO8eKB&fallback_url=http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.2/.../vlc-2.2.2-win64.exe&downloadAs=VLC-media-player-13060-dp.exe

http://www.currentconecptapps.com/c?x=sDXX58bgofjlglItnZBZ7Iy5iaGrHpC7CDw26zO0Wgs=&c=hAv6hq73C/ O/WgTPmB7vTcDEDNH8RB3YJKasj FjvRBGq97mf2cAkEdMmsF3Ld0L6NtQ5gs6YEJJWodu HrhSQAuIsSy8bbKz3Og2XpzRIXN BkBIuGTdXUJ7zDqyex&fallback_url=http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.2/.../vlc-2.2.2-win64.exe&downloadAs=VLC-media-player-13060-dp.exe

http://www.megaquickdownloads.com/c?x=7Day/Ms8l7e9Vtyf2vc6lcohX5gNcGZVls9VVKJaqMQ=&c=r6TkqkwJt0wXfm5vxOUepWjR7jVs3ju5NcHaKhwzSrrgWr8n31KPq3oxhwRVyfdotx2BS6yarVVYM1DBKR7yqW3zlzMFLHwqC8gkXTI53Ugy5TSXeoFTBw2jZ8Z3aQ27&fallback_url=http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.2/.../vlc-2.2.2-win64.exe&downloadAs=VLC-media-player-13060-dp.exe

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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