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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

Confirmed APP nln

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 Confirmed APP nln 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:
Confirmed APP nln  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
0077a9103a1e3c386f293d50e2b0108b

SHA-1:
59c47579073b9d908957c19500dcf77ef1a5e34d

SHA-256:
257ca1ca94c934181092c0d622d306ba5038bcc2bf534c476c45edb769e4e2af

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:
11/2/2024 7:32:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.8.1.6

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,624 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar01-090731-06c9ea3b-52b8-40fd-a0c1-af8a86a6c919.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:
Confirmed APP nln

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=Confirmed APP nln, O=Confirmed APP nln, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
72114BFB212D1703E248F75ABCFEE78D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/1/2015 4:07:31 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ObSaE4mvt/1bHRJ+MPSErljsk2RCwsUr0o:ObSv4mv/dJ9KErRORCwsu

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.5742

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

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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