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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

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Yes appS

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 Yes appS 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:
Yes appS  (signed and verified)

Product:
File

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
4d4604d1d8680f54de20e3c24af95244

SHA-1:
42200abae9c3af9c1023fa0cbce71af9aa7d18ca

SHA-256:
eea57ec27c2d48135dd27e083b503386a5e2ea81ac3eb49d6fdeae1c451d0d16

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 7:31:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.11.27.11

File size:
1 MB (1,100,448 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
File

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Apr08-114303-9fa94515-9aad-48bf-9ddc-9be5870f3ed7.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:
Yes appS

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/5/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=Yes appS, O=Yes appS, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
3CC87B7F988859B65ED7BC991EE24DBC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/8/2015 6:43:04 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:nMiy4IadS4ms5I6e66fEheKhPs7VIARgonKSOOqAa5T25XXDvbAA7Av/+3ow/ih2:nbSaE4mvt/u4lRr9NqRgDvbA3MvikX

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:
7.5482

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.0125a.info/.../1428493373/1428493373?59647978379YlxuLio2aTUvKSkwKSBgNikvLjUuHWc0LDExLjAeazYoIWdsa11sXGxrWmRgNFBIPCJGXWFiWCZHZl1yXGsjLycoKS1bIl1wZ1lqYlppWGdhNk1FOyhGXF9gWydJY1pxYmsiLSUrKi9YH15mZVxpWGdhNm1lWyorJSwlMF0mbmJmMCtqYGtvbB9gXGdrNikhcWNsNikfW2k2XmBrLjM

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