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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Click Trust oPT

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 Click Trust oPT 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:
Click Trust oPT  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e713e9ce8dcf24b94ff161ca217abbb3

SHA-1:
49853362f893bdcdffe0bc01481a88820e735062

SHA-256:
d1ddea06ab0acd17681aecc8b297c7858b236575dd76c9445f08762efeb83f3f

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:
1/13/2025 7:46:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.ClickTru.Bundler (M)
16.4.30.7

File size:
598.9 KB (613,288 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Click Trust oPT

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/18/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=Click Trust oPT, O=Click Trust oPT, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
7A7E2E84055A8CFBA08EB863F83B8589

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 5:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:HoYIhZWDteipQ7JF+Rl9MrPD+pBMKB/bTJX2MvBUYpbU:HoYic0OQ7JF2HJH8MJFRU

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9452

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://get.0109app.info/1424401028/1424401028/.../bzQpOTQ4Lh9cNDI0Lyk3JWs1KywwOTcdZj0wJWhrZ1t1YmtmYWxkNU9EOitMXFxpYCpIZVlwZXEiKi4wLS5aHlt5bVhlaWJtWWZdNFZLOiNNZGNhWiNHbGBwXXIqMSYqJi1hJV1hbGRtWWZdNHZrWiUyLTAmL1kkd2hlKzJyZGxuaB1pYmZmPTQlW2U1XmVzKS0

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