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installer_vlc_media_player_german.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_german.exe by Click Yes has been detected as adware by 23 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:
06f469895f5e18ca925405036eccc265

SHA-1:
7b092c656466e1eaf203eda8e514c374ed7cda69

SHA-256:
491ab7e73f0f08dd8b376a993e2e03bdc2f1de37b183b0671d69cc6e69b57974

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 6:44:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.1
5643196

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

avast!
OutBrowse-AE [PUP]
150414-0

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader
2016.0.3133

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.1
1.0.20.550

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AltBrowse.HY
21839

Dr.Web
Trojan.OutBrowse.6
9.0.1.0110

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Outbrowse
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BJ potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
4/20/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-20-04_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Outbrowse
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of europa_tabellenbuch_metall_pdf.exe (Adware)
2015.7.22.6

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14150

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.04.20.09

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse.c
5600.6789

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.1
16.0.0.330

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.djogzg
0.30.20.1219

Quick Heal
Adware.NSIS.OutBrowse.A
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Outbrowse.Bundler
15.4.20.16

Sophos
OutBrowse Revenyou
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784459
35088

File size:
575.3 KB (589,136 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_german.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Click Yes

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/5/2014 4:07:31 PM

Valid to:
10/22/2015 1:00:12 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 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:dkSehBdI/2pr3B1zI6FH/sLrJgtwsLesksWMumljB:dkSUdE2pMCmrNvrg

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://vlc.warerefree.com/.../download?p=MATOMY&trckid=131745|20AWEK54y4nio74l0GU96J1xTFXE000.&affid=680786&sdd=1&ce_cid=20AWEK54y4nio74l0GU96J1xTFXE000.

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