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icreinstall_vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe

Lite

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, “Lite 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:
Lite

Description:
Lite Setup

MD5:
b2e4ef4bb39534ef26c480f410f9e330

SHA-1:
dda8ffe5f69999d0b2ef2327d6731ca9260fa27b

SHA-256:
c20e0aaaf68763ab0ac6879274b0ee038b167623dc7266e5f4f0008fa3243716

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:
11/2/2024 11:34:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.16.9

File size:
944.3 KB (966,936 bytes)

Product version:
4.2.2

Copyright:
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:oTtBYvtCO6iNum4dvHgNoW+iN6jEvZJCblnxIGX:oBWvL2HgJ+iNFRJwIGX

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file icreinstall_vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://www.laboratorysenddl.com/c?x=vR6e5PRzAoFYPnH4A/5 GbkfcauXnqPT1oC7vovR1Iw=&c=F4eqY3RXj1cmRPF3vZtxtbczfhGhrVIWE0ywu6nAgIJLq77S0sAmIxFV1Et1NDqhd69G2qZSi/y4QqlBXYSawag0zNi75T6cOaO7woXGEsBWhqbQ1SMWaByV7JqLvkMc&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.bodytowerfun.com/c?x=DvthTNbSur8KgQJ14ged0QXdainrPVd1Zb8SccwETZU=&c=nQaykXduApOFkn9ql/ekR2decE3SZTB9Qi/1vsloohobhm3aXjrb8QBZHyn52ZWou7b64xJc0PtHxN2pr2zd87RW4f8MSJk5gpzGu3RU8FxFf/k378YAEDvonGGs3NBI&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.laboratorygiftvaults.com/c?x= gjLNe3KK/D QcYX2DOksvHZh2eyVNc44V5F6P13SQk=&c=B8g/PSAvB/63Y0O5J2rswJCWw/zGReL2FAQMnxgl96Ash4zDOuY4PzJxAVenX7H6eo65sT3A5KIyps0H8XIRW6FwKgliemLOF7zyRmgC98a0jIktVWCorWjYfTYWIJCg&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.funchucklecycle.com/c?x=KSOOkyxfHGCsG6Dw8V 7f/5wnw2BeR U6TNSdy0HvlI=&c=xctoEkLbX/hlpvNrY5uvaOgjKyRbPbtEw2jkRKOuU9aQP4EAvpn2geij7QM97glDT9Ownz9RUqToY9qtDNSwUrEOpTg0Noaabp65OEHUzopwqVYI7xyEMFWbxMVr76jV&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.funchucklecycle.com/c?x=0eUDvZ66By92BI2nbZxoRCkQJJHTMCx6YpvCISumerA=&c=ooErOqk paVI 8cngUYLTnWwZCgdQnWbV3QlooYBK6LMosgNXunGZiQbJ/YBCczfWeF8L7IwqJ8Gx6zXIWEH ph3kivz/wbp5LD65UiOd VksgX6fqi0qC2p2SUbk/EY&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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