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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

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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 DIrect download gtt 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:
DIrect download gtt  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
df481c9cdcc9481cc6b91f4ca4dd8486

SHA-1:
075e295b36fa488eab444114f53f61b9002041e6

SHA-256:
0f78396c9294ad4eaf52d11fe213b8feae705224611831ded9332dc7d291d5a5

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:
12/28/2024 3:59:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
17.3.14.15

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,672 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar04-161523-bd1fc848-65d6-4140-8b66-ecba3aba9cea.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DIrect download gtt

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

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

Valid to:
1/28/2016 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=DIrect download gtt, O=DIrect download gtt, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
0D62FBB580795F94946063DA41407834

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/4/2015 11:15:23 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.5747

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.0118f.info/.../1425485712/1425485712?20492748403ZWVwLS84bDUuMC8zMiJbOysyLjQ1I2o9Liw2MDMeaj0uJHBuZmJuX2xqYWpjPVJDQSRJXWBpXilQaFh3Xm4jLi4uLDZdHWJyallpaWBsYWlcO09IOydNYmJpXSJOZV1xYXIoMC4tJTRaIl5lbGJsYWlcO29oWykyKy8uMlgrcGVmLzJwY3RxZyRiX2dqPTIkY2g0ZV5wKjEmd2dwOSk

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