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installer_vlc_media_player_spanish.exe

Generic Application

Alpha IS (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_vlc_media_player_spanish.exe, “Generic Application Setup ” by Alpha IS (Fried Cookie) 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 installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
Alpha IS (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Generic Application

Description:
Generic Application Setup

MD5:
ac9a716edcd3274407d687fe9d37008b

SHA-1:
e70ef29f1fe2a23ce87e58d6e84e227020637b9b

SHA-256:
27dcc6a4cf87d49ba57e0ae2c26883f29b12cc95b14e303fe1c872cab9ba747d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
11/16/2024 4:33:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.2.28.14

File size:
768.7 KB (787,184 bytes)

Product version:
4.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Alpha IS (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2014 7:18:37 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 7:18:37 PM

Subject:
CN=Alpha IS (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Alpha IS (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121962D8525A83028B6F2C9B6CA31C3CA2C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:qkKatdWOBGyaa6FuWzfqS5n1f7jGZ/5ckSeoLXQJx6DCFk+RnJcUpdJP4Aro4wPk:qkKw8Ohcu1H/SxkJLDYudpMrV2F

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8847

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://sdk-ads.adk2x.com/.../nSjZUvZFufP-ZQJBgf_z1ku4uLR8FXT5e8NznnSjZJ1rwdUgmd8m6o_0nmFqmHcM-TfUxArggup-3o2xqNQBNlZwghiXdHYvnPpztvo2e01hhzNrGQvbXxZZtybLdN2EvFCzzIdYYDANOiNxygbwswg574aeaQp_7GBbJdEpMIwtLZHK7Q4U5L6Tkqtkpj99AMiQJ_LydcX_o_kaf-F-0NTtc1eBMMc5s6Pno1-4MxBOJroFgM8Z//http://network.adsmarket.com/.../jGRtnmHKfZ2QZ3LEXsp6w4pjcpxhpH-Vt2dtmmKje8OJY2uaZpypnYxpcZhf?dp=nSjZUvZFufP-ZQJBgf_z1ku4uLR8FXT5e8NznnSjZJ1rwdUgmd8m6o_0nmFqmHcM-TfUxArggup-3o2xqNQBNlZwghiXdHYvnPpztvo2e01hhzNrGQvbXxZZtybLdN2EvFCzzIdYYDANOiNxygbwswg574aeaQp_7GBbJdEpMIwtLZHK7Q4U5L6Tkqtkpj99AMiQJ_LydcX_o_kaf-F-0NTtc1eBMMc5s6Pno1-4MxBOJroFgM8Z

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