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installer_vlc_media_player_english.exe

Click Yes

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application installer_vlc_media_player_english.exe by Click Yes has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from vlc.warerefree.com.
Publisher:
Click Yes  (signed and verified)

MD5:
33e0ffc65dc8459c5a740702b2f79fd5

SHA-1:
0064ea0b0c822cef3fcefe10b81ac8d93bd6634f

SHA-256:
f0a3f0c1558270ea386f44a6f90bb82011e64cdc500e2ef51e8919e6f9ae39e0

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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:
12/26/2024 7:23:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DownloadManager
2014.12.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OutBrowse.pao
7.11.198.40

avast!
OutBrowse-X [PUP]
141214-1

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader.CJY
2014.0.4235

Dr.Web
Trojan.OutBrowse.6
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BK potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
12/27/2014

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OutBrowse
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14468

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2014.12.27.05

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse.c
16.8.708.2

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ClickYes.c
14.12.27.4

Sophos
PUA 'OutBrowse Revenyou'
5.09

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.D2131122
7.2.361

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784459
35418

File size:
566.9 KB (580,528 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_vlc_media_player_english.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Click Yes

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/5/2014 3:07:31 PM

Valid to:
10/22/2015 12:00:12 PM

Subject:
CN=Click Yes, O=Click Yes, L=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
112190C87C7B9BFB7AB9CC923A9EA0FD08B2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gD0Wf/XXh/1wHDGDBmJLD1+N9tNzZI17HXCtJICVsq7F:gDpHVCBLDktuaJak

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9683

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file installer_vlc_media_player_english.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://vlc.warerefree.com/.../download?p=MATOMY&trckid=131745|20AWEK1H715BIQRH1Coqo31xUhYd000.&affid=680786&sdd=1&ce_cid=20AWEK1H715BIQRH1Coqo31xUhYd000.

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