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setup_vlc_media_player.exe

VLC Media Player

Install Helper

This is the Vittalia Filewon Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application setup_vlc_media_player.exe by Install Helper has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Vittalia DM 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:
Install Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
VLC Media Player

Version:
3.0.0.76

MD5:
21abe8a5a4f261055c83db4ce249755b

SHA-1:
ad506068fdf5fa5eda3fb576818f9cae4b8793e3

SHA-256:
8aebf1fc27e991acf527effd5f60d61934ee9aa07dfda3c87a92fc1d2b4cd1a0

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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 12:25:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen7
7.11.211.180

avast!
Win32:Adware-CKN [PUP]
150203-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3192

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.17
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Vittalia
15.3.2.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15218

File size:
860.7 KB (881,336 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.76

Copyright:
(c) Install Helper

Original file name:
setup_vlc_media_player.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Helper

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/29/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/29/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Install Helper, O=Install Helper, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
7CC3624C218D0B5B8DB87F5E4E3521B0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2015 9:34:49 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1QaAi7PKx8W7bOWPnPzqc84ktG/qDVzPENPTfC:ul8W/OWPnrWWqDVLsfC

Entry address:
0x1282

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 4C, 53, 56, 57, BE, 00, 00, 80, 07, 33, DB, 56, 53, FF, 15, 10, 80, 47, 00, 85, C0, 74, 6B, 8B, D6, 8B, C8, 88, 19, 41, 4A, 75, FA, 50, FF, 15, 1C, 80, 47, 00, 89, 5D, FC, 8B, C3, 39, 75, FC, 73, 50, 40, FF, 45, FC, 39, 75, FC, 72, F7, 3B, C6, 75, 43, 6A, F9, 5B, C7, 45, F0, 96, 9F, 9F, 9F, 33, D2, 66, C7, 45, F4, 90, 95, C6, 45, F6, 8D, 88, 5D, F7, 8A, 4C, 15, F0, 8A, C1, 0A, CB, 22, C3, F6, D0, 22, C1, 88, 44, 15, F0, 42, 83, FA, 08, 72, E8, 8B, 3D, 0C, 80, 47, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.0103

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
475.5 KB (486,912 bytes)

The file setup_vlc_media_player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dl.1download.io/v2/click/858a5f02/?d=http://files.1download.io/appsv1/apps_storage/vlc-2.2.0-rc2-win32.exe&key=176633205ab296a14d04d9a80b6f9c476c0289f3bbc3c2f9454a4b306124b299&sid=vlc&uid=1635375386.1424381660&affiliate_image=http://files.1download.io/appsv1/v1.0/airlogo_a_vlc_media_player.png&product_image=http://files.1download.io/appsv1/v1.0/airlogo_b_vlc_media_player.png&n=VLC Media Player&filename=setup_vlc_media_player&done_url=http://www.1download.io/.../thankyou.html&cancel_url=http://www.1download.io/.../thankyou.html

http://files.1download.io/.../download_vlc_media_player.php?cid=1635375386.1424381660&flag=int

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