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icreinstall_vlc-media-player-2.2.2.exe

Lite Software Application

Bibado Investments, S.L.

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-2.2.2.exe, “Lite Software Application Setup ” by Bibado Investments, S.L 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. 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:
Bibado Investments, S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Lite Software Application

Description:
Lite Software Application Setup

MD5:
fb62486b1b267b88e097737dd29b0258

SHA-1:
2692c2ea1a9e3b9c45f1e4e49bb1b2c6c0e1eb34

SHA-256:
a50f03792b428f6f343948c4898e0f48c690c4201a70048389e1824eafb876de

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
1/15/2025 11:08:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bibado.BibadoInvestments.Bundler (M)
16.2.14.4

File size:
995.3 KB (1,019,184 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.9

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_vlc-media-player-2.2.2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bibado Investments, S.L.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/12/2016 8:57:03 PM

Valid to:
4/2/2017 4:32:01 PM

Subject:
CN="Bibado Investments, S.L.", O="Bibado Investments, S.L.", L=Alcorcon, C=ES

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

Serial number:
1121212301396FAE08B19C17F8D9578163C9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:xpR/ZN8yI5TULugXdDk9c1tnMrQJoM2xVXvUtdalf7:x7r8xSSc1tMzx1oda

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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-2.2.2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.currentbestdelivery.com/c?x=wg63Nn3jCMUeuBKtL2dp2nRI2OJv/G0t4VvmtONUDMM=&c=hz35i2U7e7MJ9rzKmRf16 KPa6wAYjuQbqW8dQK4Gh2hZCN0wnOsl1n3BI89mUPyOQ9PZU2Dq94cMOp2WO2dHy pllc51/FKN5zD68o50NOLMzdT0 X vwXoryi31ZXW&downloadAs=vlc-media-player-2.2.2.exe&fallback_url=http://pf.benjaminstrahs.com/s/1455260387/en/3/.../36434-1808883-vlc-media-player.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)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdneu.webfilescdn.com  (65.254.40.36:80)

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