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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

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click trust oPT

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 click trust oPT 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the VideoLAN VLC media player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
click trust oPT  (signed and verified)

Product:
File

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
0515ef18d4c820b86a9b2efe4838410a

SHA-1:
0b93f25fadbbbafc9af39244ba73ff6438c5fa35

SHA-256:
ab05767c0f052cbfc84155f3cd355f6f85892418b9d97a135f766e9c69d08bff

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/14/2024 6:17:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.clicktru.Bundler (M)
16.6.30.12

File size:
1.1 MB (1,160,448 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
File

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar22-082459-8d0611fd-9604-450e-b6cd-51f13ab27bc7.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:
click trust oPT

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=click trust oPT, O=click trust oPT, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
711673135A8792E22E2F6A822BCF11C7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/22/2015 3:24:59 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:0bSaE4mvt/p0j3nHNyj+JIAJLbdRm7i0r9:0bSv4mvP0jXH8+hJLbUio

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.5814

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

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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