icreinstall_vlc-setup.exe

Soft

Delta Mode (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_vlc-setup.exe, “Soft Setup ” by Delta Mode (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.
Publisher:
Software Program   (signed by Delta Mode (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Soft

Description:
Soft Setup

Version:
4.7.1.1

MD5:
c3c1c33a5a7f39d7f6411ad3b2d4f0b7

SHA-1:
66d9bd2186a056aa3eb1248355fbbf71d9baa6b3

SHA-256:
4adaaf42e4e5c2e99cfca50d8e711bb455b33abe5450c62273797c047b1af6df

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:
11/5/2024 5:43:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.16.10

File size:
972.7 KB (996,032 bytes)

Product version:
5.5.1

Copyright:
Internet Soft Installer

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-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/10/2015 11:41:11 AM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 11:41:11 AM

Subject:
CN=Delta Mode (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Delta Mode (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121FC05E7F190060BBB1C537AEB499B4E03

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:+Q2pIvtO1zDtLApmWJUnExDqY82xBcDbCsEd8LTq/kDGCD+0zlEk8YJFvmq+wD3R:+Q2yVO1BAjU0+2xODbHh3qFqZmerN

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-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.dlsignapps.com/c?x=re0TqCV6dC1aqAaZOT3rbN1zwP8EyUPutCSIjoEfLVM=&c=XbnkaOw8DDedEdERe eDoIamDJaTnUCh9 q5p/9Y/3VAjL2EaAppFUNUTQhrebEGI8WaoseNyAX7 HGFVPh5EUbuAivWf15OdiqE3 iOQ3/QgB61nywBZuAg8fv2IzWM3xc4r1Z1ifKpdW3zCcZDHw==&downloadAs=vlc-setup-win8.exe&fallback_url=http://www.freedownloadpc.com/vlc-media-player/.../start.php

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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