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vlc-2.1.0-win32.exe

My Program

MY IWEB

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application vlc-2.1.0-win32.exe, “My Program Setup ” by MY IWEB 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:
MY IWEB  (signed and verified)

Product:
My Program

Description:
My Program Setup

MD5:
5ae98547b2aa80e5d497dbd42b2f7803

SHA-1:
8e9f940e7fb15add85f99aebd22ae9faaaf75c06

SHA-256:
461ba2230d082a421a9e6777840b6337915e2686ef490d49116ea89605ed4d44

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:
11/27/2024 7:33:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.12.6.10

File size:
756.4 KB (774,512 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\applis\vlc-2.1.0-win32.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MY IWEB

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/16/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/17/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=MY IWEB, O=MY IWEB, STREET="19 RUE DE RUSSIE, IMMEUBLE EL JAZIRA, BLOC B 1ER ETAGE", L=TUNIS, S=TUNISIA, PostalCode=1000, C=TN

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

Serial number:
384CF7051B71349D74BB649C0C1706C4

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):
12288:83vpmoPkQcDPUBOZL9PwZ1iMr5dUaEQyb6rmqVUkCNP2idhJWBMHjeRBxXxbD/bM:83vc/QcDcQZL9Py1iMr5Dny2rmqVLCRh

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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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