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installer_vlc_media_player_english.exe

VLC Media Player

Installer Setup

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application installer_vlc_media_player_english.exe by Installer Setup 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 AirInstaller Download Manager 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:
Installer Setup  (signed and verified)

Product:
VLC Media Player

Version:
2.5.0.17

MD5:
1385cd8dc5b3eeaa3b582fc7e22f6e24

SHA-1:
611c54ae333cd2e4287661f6114c16e1fe30ce25

SHA-256:
0b96d940013d3c4cdb2c8bb425450bc0d9785c309e40d666ca1f60497d7fef0e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/5/2024 11:29:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.InstallerSetup (M)
16.2.10.5

File size:
1 MB (1,064,288 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.17

Copyright:
(c) Installer Setup

Original file name:
installer_vlc_media_player_English.exe.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installer Setup

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/24/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/24/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Installer Setup, O=Installer Setup, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
114A4CD0F4776DC50DF11F7D51696678

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/8/2014 7:04:46 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:XoD6+8TDnrK9EHpGYDWtGO0HPUbYiFMN/EGlN0iilTgExqyO:XZ+E4EH3DWIO0vjb2sCLdgEx0

Entry address:
0x3448E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, DB, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8898

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

The file installer_vlc_media_player_english.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://vlc.treredada.com/.../download?p=MATOMY&trckid=121791|20uPbT52sYUbtkBW1IK5F11xYxXg000.&affid=176681&track_curl=0

http://vlc.treredada.com/.../download?p=MATOMY&trckid=121791|20uPbT52sYUbtkBW1IK5F11xYxXg000.&affid=176681

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