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vlc-2.1.5-win32.exe

Arne Koenig

The application vlc-2.1.5-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:
d86bb6e28bd392f3a568ed917d8bd2d3

SHA-1:
c01cfceecfebf3a05b2a41aad098114203902f35

SHA-256:
c9a7c7f1793bf8aec034ce07da3c205c814c841eef35a88ce9aa0efb4124a363

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:
11/27/2024 11:48:36 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ArneKoenig.Installer (M)
16.2.18.16

File size:
24.4 MB (25,617,648 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-2.1.5-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:
5/11/2014 10:03:42 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:Cpc/LGg8jw54vuNxwzrzdI+cgPmGOx3amTzR:OQagsw5XNxw/5I+cgPmjxR1

Entry address:
0x30E2

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, 1C, 71, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, E4, 42, 00, E8, 95, 2D, 00, 00, A3, A4, E3, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, E0, 87, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, DB, 42, 00, E8, 3F, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 20, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 55, E8, 2D, 2A...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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