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setup-vlc.exe

Click run software

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application setup-vlc.exe by Click run software has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. 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. 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:
Click run software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
adfcf66572f9faf0316f83779bf8717f

SHA-1:
efab45bc4f7ae0dc78663e0b14bcd523e97b8670

SHA-256:
973f7a6e7d0a156ffc6ed62688b62adf2e141211be211a3a6b0193da6cf654c0

Scanner detections:
15 / 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 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 3:11:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
ASD.Prevention
2013.12.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen6
7.11.117.60

Bkav FE
W32.Clod0fd.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.ClickRun.A
17369

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.53
9.0.1.0357

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AG (variant)
7.9118

McAfee
Artemis!ADFCF66572F9
5600.7272

Panda Antivirus
Suspicious file
13.12.23.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Clickrunsoftware.J
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUA.XPACK-LNR!1.5594
23.00.65.131221

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.95

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.0BJM12
7.2.357

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.0BJM12
10.465.23

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.2691
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Click run software
23926

File size:
1 MB (1,083,800 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup-vlc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Click run software

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/19/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/20/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Click run software, O=Click run software, STREET=63 Rotshylid Shderot, L=Tel-Aviv, S=NA, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A243E49C0DAF69F7C5ACF083EB184161

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:toaklZ+jy6TbTwgaek3wxZOKRf/AB4gB3y0:olYfXTwgaeYwv6B/

Entry address:
0xCAB40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, B4, F8, 40, 00, E8, 69, E6, FF, FF, 89, 4C, 24, 04, 89, 14, 24, C7, 44, 24, 08, FF, FF, FF, FF, 33, D2, 89, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, E8, 8B, 04, 24, 03, C5, 89, 44, 24, 10, 8B, 1D, E4, 25, 47, 00, EB, 51, 8B, 3B, 8B, 73, 08, 3B, EE, 77, 46, 8B, C6, 03, 43, 0C, 3B, 44, 24, 10, 77, 3B, 3B, 74, 24, 08, 73, 04, 89, 74, 24, 08, 8B, C6, 03, 43, 0C, 3B, 44, 24, 0C, 76, 04, 89, 44, 24, 0C, 68, 00, 80, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 56, E8, EF, FC, FF, FF, 85, C0, 75, 0A, C7, 05, C0, 25, 47, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
826 KB (845,824 bytes)

The file setup-vlc.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://media.downloadster.net/setup-vlc.exe

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