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setup.exe

VLC Media Player

Download Manager

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 setup.exe, “VLC Media Player ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.downloadace.net.
Publisher:
download manager   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
VLC Media Player

Description:
VLC Media Player

Version:
2.0.88.0

MD5:
381f7d6cddeaeb3d96f0194b7b1797d0

SHA-1:
1dd56dcd34764be69c45dfc8d09057882285bd5a

SHA-256:
b69cfa8c5591c05d34d252263c2d36c4e6064428556caa98d69233d3525eb332

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/5/2024 6:30:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
5805142

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2014.11.20

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirInstaller.938392
7.11.187.188

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3285

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
1.0.20.1620

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Graftor-464
0.98/19654

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5533
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
14.11.20

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-e6066d27
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
11.2014-20-11_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14071

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2014.11.20.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
15.0.0.972

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dgvfcx
0.28.6.63474

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.F
14.11.20.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141118

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
34948

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.680
2.0.0.1988

File size:
918.8 KB (940,896 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.88.0

Copyright:
(c) download manager

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\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/10/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/12/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, O=Download Manager, L=Victoria, 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:
6771A39C2739AF7082C1C8D8234BB168

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/16/2014 9:57:06 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:GJnav4dbkHXlQTlACio/uyy5150XxiRE/Ta:Gav48X+TlAfUoteF/W

Entry address:
0x2A5420

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 10, 5D, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 00, E3, 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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Entropy:
7.8737

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
852 KB (872,448 bytes)

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

http://www.downloadace.net/download/videolan-organization/.../

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