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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

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apps market aBC

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 apps market aBC 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:
apps market aBC  (signed and verified)

Product:
File

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
ee8684556301edee87c9858dbd4250f7

SHA-1:
2cf9ca9f5d3fefb825fe5f80a455415861e339f1

SHA-256:
646bec47c946ba0f4c8babb7178fe07ee6e6a4ab773600706bc1c392520146a3

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:
12/24/2024 2:01:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.9.22.17

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

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
File

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar21-032718-43671218-8131-48ee-ad6b-d41abd2228ba.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
apps market aBC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=apps market aBC, O=apps market aBC, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
7466A0328D1A9FA1FFF48CB6755D5292

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/21/2015 10:27:18 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3bSaE4mvt/fXGP2F318nmpkGrF77HuF5dp:3bSv4mvReq36m3rF7+1

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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