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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

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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)

Product:
File

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
850d2f387f8e8da90ac3c214033c7100

SHA-1:
59a88363ca1476a3d92cf3f62561e103ba130490

SHA-256:
34bf07cec9460785ea4704ae97ea7e78e10d763c46d6cde0bc20965c9b1fe13c

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:
11/14/2024 6:06:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.clicktru.Bundler (M)
16.5.14.10

File size:
1.1 MB (1,160,440 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
File

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar22-040942-255868c8-c221-4f47-a2ac-b7a730d53b32.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:
click trust oPT

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2015 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:
711673135A8792E22E2F6A822BCF11C7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/22/2015 11:09:42 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:cbSaE4mvt/eRrnFEd2DYEBhRBl+1udT8Gn:cbSv4mvkBnQ2DBhRSudJn

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.5815

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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