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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

BeSt apP

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 BeSt apP 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:
BeSt apP  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
65d97b888e44b5342fd8312a564794b7

SHA-1:
0812bc0432b9f8a8bca302228d9c3ffadcda6a91

SHA-256:
9b106b903c52d8e8be5d5cd0c705be4584ef3bb37742948f6f6d7041c6dc31ea

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:
12/25/2024 4:56:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.BeStapP.Bundler (M)
16.2.15.13

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,624 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar07-065634-c6310165-81ae-424c-ba45-f4ae4bffbd89.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:
BeSt apP

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/28/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BeSt apP, O=BeSt apP, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
67117B9AC5D71C9A5C575A2F5908E9D4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/6/2015 10:56:34 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:kbSaE4mvt/BESCvYyRAu+lItHtvkN6OzQR5avDAzGm7:kbSv4mvX70YyaIJO1bQ7

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:
7.5737

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.up1226.info/.../1425711387/1425711387?68928767754YV1rMCw4ajYqNDEzLh1iNSsvMSoyImY1KTIxMjIfZzgtIGhpbVxuXW1nXGlfNU1KOyRHXl1kXSVIY19xXmwkKyktKC5YJFxyaFpmZF9oWWRjNU9GPCRIYV5hWClIZVtyXm0nLCYoLC5aIF9iZ2FoWWRjNW9mXCYtKismLV8lcGNnLC1vX2xsbh5iXWhnODEgcmBuNSs

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