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installer_vlc_media_player_spanish.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_spanish.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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the VideoLAN VLC media player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Installer Setup   (signed by Installer Setup)

Product:
VLC Media Player

Description:
VLC Media Player

Version:
2.5.0.8

MD5:
c552579d27634db2b83171ddb7d1072e

SHA-1:
a56db2cd8aced087403f1dc851d43ee7aacff3ab

SHA-256:
92404818f0a710a1427f14bd7f81184002979dcde36fa0d4d1370d57f6ef181a

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 10:16:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.InstallerSetup.Installer (M)
16.1.17.11

File size:
1 MB (1,057,120 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.8

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_spanish.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installer Setup

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/23/2016 4:59:59 PM

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:
11/12/2014 2:22:54 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:yz6/MShUxNzQo5CewLjGTVQup+sRuwV1XQcNU1RrXVEoCRqjadDz:yz6/QQKajGTVQuws5gzmHaadH

Entry address:
0x33B440

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, 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:
992 KB (1,015,808 bytes)

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

http://clickus.teracreative.com/st?cipid=2538000&ttype=1&dast=YnJzcj0zODQxJmJvPTEzMCZjaXBpZD0yNTM4MDAwJmNpc2lkPUIzN0UwQzM1RTg2NzE3OTUwODI4NTY0MSZjaXJpZD1CMzdFMEMzNUU4NjcxODA5OTQ1NzI3NDgmc2xpZD01OTU1OCZzdWJpZD01NzAwMTgmY2l1aWQ9NjcwNzExODMzMjAyMjgxODY3OCZzbz00JmNyaWQ9Mjk2MTU0OCZleGNpZD0yMiZtbXQ9MiZvc2xpZD05OTQ4Jm9zaWQ9NTMzJmNudHJ5PTIyNyZjaWNtcD00ODE4MTgmY3U0PS0xJnB1YmlkPTc4NzA4&position=${POS}&ciecp=${DTYPE}&cirp=${LAG}&compid=${COMPID}&cmcv=${CMCV}&cipp=${PRICE}&excid=22&cisid=B37E0C35E867180994572748&pixels=31395341&pix=31395341&tgt=http://network.adsmarket.com/.../jWlyl16cqZiPZHCYX8p6w4iQa5dnon2djWKYm2KgfpyJkGqXYKCClbdqbZ1mnns?dp=YnJzcj0zODQxJmJvPTEzMCZjaXBpZD0yNTM4MDAwJmNpc2lkPUIzN0UwQzM1RTg2NzE3OTUwODI4NTY0MSZjaXJpZD1CMzdFMEMzNUU4NjcxODA5OTQ1NzI3NDgmc2xpZD01OTU1OCZzdWJpZD01NzAwMTgmY2l1aWQ9NjcwNzExODMzMjAyMjgxODY3OCZzbz00JmNyaWQ9Mjk2MTU0OCZleGNpZD0yMiZtbXQ9MiZvc2xpZD05OTQ4Jm9zaWQ9NTMzJmNudHJ5PTIyNyZjaWNtcD00ODE4MTgmY3U0PS0xJnB1YmlkPTc4NzA4

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