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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Bon Don Jov

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 Bon Don Jov 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:
Bon Don Jov  (signed and verified)

MD5:
84ee405c0b6f719dadc9de13e1f6516f

SHA-1:
06e18cdc7aa7f084b559a22ec0a8fd8b927694ae

SHA-256:
d88e05e3bc51437bb872e4134238d022204918afcbf59e1947f61a62f9fa155e

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:
1/13/2025 2:40:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.BonDonJo.Bundler (M)
16.5.4.10

File size:
604.7 KB (619,208 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bon Don Jov

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/19/2014 4:36:12 PM

Valid to:
11/20/2015 4:36:12 PM

Subject:
CN=Bon Don Jov, O=Bon Don Jov, L=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
112120D679EF1EE7D9572B904048A1A11800

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 5:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:uO5Eb7AMyX/05QB8KGWkecJFOn4rXcqD/VPjIpFmL6bzZH:uOeb7AtX/m5K5n4L3LFjIqOb

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9460

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://get1.0111box.info/.../1423657021/get8?83553048126aDotKy81Lh5jOywuMzMwI2w5KjQ2MS8jaTguJmxqbmJvW3FpXGplOU5LQSVFYl9kXitMZGB3X2ooLSkuLjJZJWJzZl5oZGBuXWVkO1BEQCZIYmRlWSpOZll2YG0oMiopLTRbHmNkZ2JuXWVkO3BkYCgtKzEqLmArcWFrLi1wZXBtbyRjW2xpODImb2BkamY1Lg

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