vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Trusted Apps DDd

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 Trusted Apps DDd has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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:
Trusted Apps DDd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4b96c558cb70160afdbe111b6ddafef6

SHA-1:
4dadf98a52d4f2b8940c2642292b57686710a9ea

SHA-256:
0ceeee7d242b05b45e46574cab91e68822d4f278086516f2ed50ec5e21899405

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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:
2/25/2025 6:50:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.OutBrowse.109
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BU potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.OutBrowse
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse.e
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.215.2627.0

Norman
Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.BA
29.02.2016 03:11:57

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.TrustedA.Bundler (M)
16.3.28.16

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5085447
47432

File size:
639.4 KB (654,752 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
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/19/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/27/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Trusted Apps DDd, O=Trusted Apps DDd, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
2A6EDA1BDEEDEEB7996DA37C61AE9E92

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:pgD3IhZWDteipQ7JF+Rl9MrPD+pBMKB/bTJX2MvBUYp3bM:pgD3ic0OQ7JF2HJH8MJFtM

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:
7.8952

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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