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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

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SAFE INSTALL 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 SAFE INSTALL 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. 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:
SAFE INSTALL opt  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
586ad6878ade39295231d096c4570ae8

SHA-1:
0eec2c0aaac0f44f7a63964f043027df41219103

SHA-256:
9ab4a7c28d7e7592c12898efe4037e61f993f44467e4bae27ac14c8ad28e6d5d

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:
12/26/2024 6:22:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.12.18.0

File size:
1.1 MB (1,152,152 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar15-041455-95564c9e-36b8-49b3-ba1b-d237feca0b2f.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SAFE INSTALL opt

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/12/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=SAFE INSTALL opt, O=SAFE INSTALL opt, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
0405B007501B4F1CFD3BDD5B72A2DDCC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/15/2015 11:14:56 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

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:
7.5766

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://get1.0114app.info/.../1426392885/1426392885?26802969714ZV9sNjY2ajQqODE3MB5kOykvLyo2Imo3KjQ3MDIdZzwtJGpqb2JsXWtnYGljN05MQSJHXF1oXSlKZGF3XGwiKy0tLDBZJmJwaFhmaF9sW2VlO01GOiRMYWJjWStOY1twXnEnMCgpLjRYIF1ia2FsW2VlO21mWiYxKi8oLmErbmNlLDFvY25tcCRgXWZnPDEkdGFwOykgWmU8Y2NuLDc

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