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installer_vlc_media_player_english.exe

Statscom

This is the Tightrope WebInstall 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 Statscom has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Statscom (signed and verified)

MD5:

5d810a367166198466b8f96c3966a75d

SHA-1:

a91b353a1c8854aefbbf90ba10badaf082cf1431

SHA-256:

d58843eb89c9e40cba7b5afdc09d0c896c04685b753a2cce7af376f4759f97f0

Scanner detections:

25 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization 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:

11/27/2024 5:47:22 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.KJ

6735097

Agnitum Outpost

Riskware.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.Downware

2014.10.12

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.30.172

avast!

Win32:DownloadAdmin-E [PUP]

150303-0

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3175

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.KJ

1.0.20.340

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Downloadadmin

0.98/19501

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.DownloadAdmin.ANGL

21349

Dr.Web

Trojan.Vittalia.2

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.KJ

9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32

Win32/DownloadAdmin.H potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/S-92ce39bf

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle

11.2015-09-03_2

G Data

Application.Bundler.KJ

15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of horizon-setup.exe (Adware)

2015.6.15.15

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13642

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin

v2015.03.09.12

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.KJ

16.0.0.204

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Downware.djahkt

0.30.0.296

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Bundler.Tightrope

15.3.9.12

Sophos

Download Admin

4.98

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.IQCCUAC

37.0.11486

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downloader.Agent

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

33706

File size:

824.6 KB (844,344 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Statscom

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

7/21/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/21/2017 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Statscom, O=Statscom, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

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:

168FC1E941808849273C2F629E69FF2D

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

7/15/2014 9:29:31 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:UxpJfslZtuaVd9lpmhwQbift489IVGD4xJFl6Xqb5Kbmkg8SL:op9sVuaVdvgVbmgGDijyikg5L

Entry address:

0x3345

Entry point:

81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2E, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1F, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0D, 24, 00, 00... 
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Entropy:

7.4919

Packer / compiler:

Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:

23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file installer_vlc_media_player_english.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

http://vlc.freesoftstore.com/.../download?p=MATOMY&trckid=131745|20AW3E4MpWXoVwdr1UQGyu1xBn4i000.&affid=30679&sdd=1&ce_cid=20AW3E4MpWXoVwdr1UQGyu1xBn4i000.

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