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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

otOPia SoFT

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 otOPia SoFT 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:
otOPia SoFT  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
292257230e0d66e0f0c6488ec2975566

SHA-1:
173b3cf0cb12955ea5a1fba0c15f80e2c8dba2bd

SHA-256:
151a00fad3b69a399fdde02a3f6ec9afc6b892ff04064b6bbedc09fbcccbb2f6

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 9:15:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.otOPiaSo.Bundler (M)
16.4.5.4

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,648 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar08-030033-08767797-3047-4f84-b41b-ac28c9f6857e.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:
otOPia SoFT

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

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

Valid to:
12/18/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=otOPia SoFT, O=otOPia SoFT, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
7A8FBC9DED56DF374C520D7A6ED7F531

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/8/2015 10:00:33 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:GMiy4IadS4ms5I6e66fEheKhKsaBQourEQGD3fNicoPvwx9OI0H4mXmoBk9WyG5K:GbSaE4mvt/7h2ERo3wxgl4GxKTC1LMSQ

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:
7.5747

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.down1012.org/.../1425783627/1425783627?81421882430X2RwLzg3aDstNjUxNSJiPCotNi00JmQ8LjI4MTAkajoxHm9ubWNtW3JqXm1dPFJKQiNFY2BmYSNPaF94XWopLisxJjVdJGNxZl9pZmNmYGljPE5EQSdKZVxoXSlPZFl3YW8rKi0tLDVZHmRlaWVmYGljPG5kYSkvLiktMl8sb2FsLy9zXXNxbiVhW21qOjUeeWVuPCo

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