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installer_vlc_media_player_french.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_french.exe, “VLC Media Player ” 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 by Installer Setup)

Product:
VLC Media Player

Description:
VLC Media Player

Version:
2.5.0.13

MD5:
46a21798b3d5bc4ef24d577781af8829

SHA-1:
943b05039f17dad63d504f80c663a3efaf8985a1

SHA-256:
ff479371068a1166e78003aa8aa28504810f787708757d28b3c1e67c691e2262

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:
12/26/2024 6:25:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Installe.Installer (M)
16.3.10.20

File size:
1 MB (1,059,680 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.13

Copyright:
(c) Installer Setup

Original file name:
setup.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_french.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installer Setup

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/24/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/24/2016 1:59:59 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:
11/26/2014 11:42:40 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:/ApZ97n9CTJ41DZshLvRURkADvLdcWjfchO:/AbuEeh7RUyAP2WIE

Entry address:
0x33CE60

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
996 KB (1,019,904 bytes)

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

http://vlc.warerefree.com/.../download?p=MATOMY&trckid=131745|20AWEK2fY57jpvfB1ZQLXq1xVltE000.&affid=680786&sdd=1&ce_cid=20AWEK2fY57jpvfB1ZQLXq1xVltE000.

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