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vlc-2.0.8-win32.exe

Arne Koenig

The application vlc-2.0.8-win32.exe by Arne Koenig 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.
Publisher:
Arne Koenig  (signed and verified)

MD5:
456dbaeab05f3754be0f6773cc5521ed

SHA-1:
908cbe6cf86b25db631e872954d54719c697c480

SHA-256:
694c3f1737bc02904e27bb36a27d0c30023d0d896a03a1791978d2157a080b75

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.

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 2:26:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ArneKoenig.Installer (M)
16.2.18.18

File size:
22.8 MB (23,892,880 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-2.0.8-win32.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Arne Koenig

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
7/25/2013 1:50:56 PM

Valid to:
10/5/2015 12:29:51 PM

Subject:
CN=Arne Koenig, O=Arne Koenig, L=Verden, S=Niedersachsen, C=DE

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

Serial number:
1121DB127B48E06471C3253A24171364E23B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/14/2013 10:09:51 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:876Lqz5yt00nm5z3653z3bf2cmmPhZlhsIUpzgTGL2xr+vhzdax4XzHC1Lub920S:dr7gzqhz3bB/Fa69kppjzHyA920Nrxfq

Entry address:
0x310B

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, EC, 42, 00, E8, 73, 2D, 00, 00, A3, A4, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, E0, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, E3, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 55, E8, 0B, 2A...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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