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vlc-2.1.0-win32_inst.exe

Well Known Media Ltd

The application vlc-2.1.0-win32_inst.exe by Well Known Media has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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. 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:
Well Known Media Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
625bed597e170c7595663a5ec13339f6

SHA-1:
38c3485b57f49b10943b80d5237aefe4c8c43add

SHA-256:
7db984f0734e37ee9636b2a4f5796fbabd83b213d730b7409adf0c7ccc92dbec

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
11/26/2024 11:30:30 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (L)
16.8.10.20

File size:
779.3 KB (798,040 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\vlc-2.1.0-win32_inst.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Well Known Media Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/20/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
8/21/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Well Known Media Ltd, O=Well Known Media Ltd, STREET=Kissack Court, STREET=29 Parliament Street, L=Ramsey, S=Isle of Man, PostalCode=IM8 1JA, C=IM

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

Serial number:
73CC925BC7B1EAFC96D9C9F2EAA55030

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:i6SpDW+OU1StANn98qEz7jgFLB1KPTHSbfkTDyQ0LExaTbBTb:i6SdW+OUvn9XEH8Ff48s33yRb

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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Entropy:
7.8327

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file vlc-2.1.0-win32_inst.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.filehippodownload.com/?ic_user_id=456

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