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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:
510dad15a2fbc6df70076e19ad082772

SHA-1:
153cefed63ab3885ce14c28e0966e748c85cdbcf

SHA-256:
03f7219e62ed19b77d736c82f26aa2807b5357dd007bb4053aa6e66c2c7f4c84

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:
11/2/2024 3:20:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.9.13.9

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,656 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar04-161922-fdcf77d1-fbee-4155-91da-2cda2b66592b.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 11:19:22 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:gbSaE4mvt/nvPrzbpYVTFuFDc6U+RnFe/nP+9ijhpoBjo:gbSv4mv1jKVTQG6UWIDVpeo

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:
7.5746

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/.../1425485955/1425485955?58533435478Yl1vMy47bTgtMi00LiFhOi4yMy0wHmc1LTE2NTUhajYpIWhtbGFxYG9qWmVgNVFJQCdKYGBiWSZIZ152YW8mLicpKS5cI2F1a1xpYltpWWhiOlJJPidGXV9hXChNaF50YWsjLSYsKzNdI2FlZV1pWWhiOnJpXikrJiwmMV4qc2ZpLytrYGxwbSNlYGpqNi0hW2c6ZGFxLTEfcmRoOC8

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