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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

otOPia SoFT

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe by otOPia SoFT 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 OutBrowse Revenyou 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:
otOPia SoFT  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
9c797d8b5d2f8c2cc28cf872bf071679

SHA-1:
0483f006da6dfc40ccf7db62b89d831342e5d842

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 12:39:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.otOPiaSo.Bundler (M)
16.4.27.4

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,648 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar08-033930-4377044f-d3b0-499e-9122-2708896b70cf.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
otOPia SoFT

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/1/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=otOPia SoFT, O=otOPia SoFT, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7A8FBC9DED56DF374C520D7A6ED7F531

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/8/2015 10:39:30 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rbSaE4mvt/VYob3QxcvUlgxkaXKTCjdMeI:rbSv4mvbz3fviqG

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5746

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

The file vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://get.down1012.org/.../1425785965/1425785965?29388833149ZVxxKTE3bTowNSw3LSNcNSoyNTAzHWo0LywxMTUjbTkoJGdvZ1xtYHFtXWRjNFNEOyNKYmNlWClHaVlxXW8oMSooLC1eHlxxa15sZVpsWGpdNU5JQCpJXGJgXiNIZF52ZG4iMCUuJi5ZI2NoaFxsWGpdNW5pYCwuJS8lM1klb2ZrMi5qY2tyaB5hYGxtOSwkcWZoNSo

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