pobierz_vlc_media_player_64-bit_wersja_stabilna_v2.2.0.exe

Generic program

New Software S.C. Marek Lubas, Mateusz Ponikowski

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application pobierz_vlc_media_player_64-bit_wersja_stabilna_v2.2.0.exe, “Generic program Setup ” by New Software S.C. Marek Lubas, Mateusz Ponikowski 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:
Application   (signed by New Software S.C. Marek Lubas, Mateusz Ponikowski)

Product:
Generic program

Description:
Generic program Setup

MD5:
d4e24177f55218d58fbb236862bd33d3

SHA-1:
3eddbe0a903a33ca6cf0ef253f7e52aa694bbebe

SHA-256:
b7af67b3843270d50e4ac07eca482b0b6abb5f978b102e8811e3fabb68ec68c5

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 4:00:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.NewSoftw.Installer (M)
16.7.13.7

File size:
725.7 KB (743,120 bytes)

Product version:
5.2

Copyright:
Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pobierz_vlc_media_player_64-bit_wersja_stabilna_v2.2.0.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/5/2014 10:06:32 AM

Valid to:
12/6/2015 10:06:32 AM

Subject:
CN="New Software S.C. Marek Lubas, Mateusz Ponikowski", O="New Software S.C. Marek Lubas, Mateusz Ponikowski", L=Zielona Gora, C=PL

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

Serial number:
11210A98EE121710AB952C9AABC56B37F5DC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:aDxaYaDZYgunLIOrg34yiNDVz9liaPSbk2UQF:aDxtGyguhrRyiNDVzzZPUk29F

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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