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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 best install tLL 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:
best install tLL  (signed and verified)

Product:
File

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
c772e512a42120b33f05422be15fac72

SHA-1:
368a28f59970676cbafbd585bcaed06f566fa6c5

SHA-256:
5057747b7b10b77eae40fca3472b1f5f29d23aca288f76ce2870c421b3bf478c

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:
11/28/2024 7:05:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.10.17.23

File size:
1.1 MB (1,160,472 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
File

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar20-165641-77731a3f-3dd1-4e33-9c90-48a698d908b2.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:
best install tLL

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=best install tLL, O=best install tLL, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
355A9CC68F51E5D1BBE4B60C69AB11E1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/20/2015 11:56:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:AbSaE4mvt/yIXMRDJVA32jsqz35pDu1lN:AbSv4mv0IXMpJe2Fz354r

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:
7.5811

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.0121a.info/.../1426870588/1426870588?67952267724YV5rMDM9ajYqNzEzLx1fOzAvMSo1ImY2KS83NzIfZzstIGlpamJzXW1nX2lfNk1HQSlHXl1nXSVJY1x3Y2wkKywtKC9YIWJ3aFpmZ19oWmRgO1RGPCRLYV5iWCZOaltyXnAnLCcoKTRfIF9iamFoWmRgO3RmXCYwKisnLVwrdWNnLDBvX21sayRnXWhnOzEgc2BrOzAgXGU7Y19tKzI

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