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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

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sAFe inSTall 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 sAFe inSTall 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. 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:
sAFe inSTall OPt  (signed and verified)

Product:
File

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
7a3c01db2e4d9e6304217ba2de0d6aa8

SHA-1:
56c09b2475ce9719e4408a474e2f70a19ca2a0ca

SHA-256:
e905cb2746e59f4e944c9cd40c1c5f3cbf156f3a14cff3890e8d3cc873dfd29b

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:
11/24/2024 4:27:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.sAFeinST.Bundler (M)
16.6.7.20

File size:
1.1 MB (1,101,216 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
File

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Apr01-160132-46f2682b-9ed4-4186-8234-752e235ce0db.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:
sAFe inSTall OPt

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/26/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=sAFe inSTall OPt, O=sAFe inSTall OPt, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
21D9894E6A08F68085AE4E062F6357E8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/1/2015 11:01:32 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:GMiy4IadS4ms5I6e66fEheKhFsLDpRjFW7lVcUTK5vvtK+zY7+Y1Ls1JRty9MMdN:GbSaE4mvt/A6Gc0pNs1Pty9cvBE

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:
7.5479

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://dl.file17desktop.com/.../1427904072/1427904072?10272255991ZmVyLzc9azgpJzE0MiRdOzAxMS8sJWs9MC42NTIhZTQwJXBwaGJzXm9lWGxkPVRFQSlIYFtgYCpQalp3Y20mKSUwLTZfH2J3aVxkYGJtYWteO1RHPiJEZGNpXyROalx0XGkqMS4vJzRfIWFgY2RtYWteO3RnXiQpLTAuNFordWRpKilyZHRzaSRnXmplNDElemdpOzAhXmM0ZmR0MjA

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