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installer_vlc_spanish.exe

Free Software LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_vlc_spanish.exe by Free Software 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. 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:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5eaf0cc8a49fc43383bf0fab4ee02546

SHA-1:
dabf9f57bac1a5378c9cf798209201a5b1c518d1

SHA-256:
973b75f9c461138335b1efb3a8af067391f4ef393c3dd160cad6fe1903c3926d

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:
1/13/2025 11:44:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.FreeSoft (M)
16.5.30.19

File size:
5.2 MB (5,501,912 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Free Software LLC

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
8/1/2014 6:08:01 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 7:23:49 AM

Subject:
CN=Free Software LLC, O=Free Software LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27DD6AADCC34E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/8/2014 5:25:50 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:gs70+WdZvqzT9guuhMM5I9Ppbcdl9gZfhQWuFhT8cCrB45h32p0QWw24Oj8pz3iN:g0kJ

Entry address:
0x1C0BB

Entry point:
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Code size:
192.5 KB (197,120 bytes)

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

http://mediaplayer3.descargar.es/down.php?p=ADCASH&trckid=uba076974525c6f108857c31aae

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