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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

JUSt ACCept

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 JUSt ACCept 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:
JUSt ACCept  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
821fb9edb0c2ef40e2d459453b0ce430

SHA-1:
24332bafce24678b6eb8930627a4e765a3b38ac8

SHA-256:
6c76edfc7f76c887628f781addfa8403448100340f8da26c749d4baddf95060d

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:
12/25/2024 3:55:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
17.1.9.13

File size:
1.1 MB (1,152,112 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar12-155747-e6e861e4-f02c-490e-a598-0296ad0fc823.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:
JUSt ACCept

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/10/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=JUSt ACCept, O=JUSt ACCept, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
5D82A756CDCFD5F51E67D8BE3624611D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2015 10:57:47 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.5768

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

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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