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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

yES APPS

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 yES APPS 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:
yES APPS  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
345fa1ae8fece5e2872a318975851180

SHA-1:
5da536618f06b58ea0865f3437ef399c48f9f8db

SHA-256:
454562480e50b049891c6803e61ca8e6bd009fd5cd29c473e72074d99032e8ef

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:
11/30/2024 9:09:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.yESAPPS.Bundler (M)
16.2.10.19

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,632 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar06-214143-1d97275f-85b7-43a6-84be-5b1a6171543c.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:
yES APPS

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/1/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=yES APPS, O=yES APPS, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
771788A8CE4C800B258B0CAC8DF0B32A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/7/2015 4:41:43 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:RbSaE4mvt/IRIHPYGQSLtpFWzxHKG6WYqPA4ZZXA:RbSv4mvmigGrDEbTAwZQ

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:
7.5750

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://get.campus0102.info/.../1425678097/1425678097?60192234084YWVzKS89bTkxMTEzNiVbOzAyNDEvImY9MSs3NzUibjUtIHBxZmJzYHBuWWlfPVVDQSlKYWRhXSVQa1h3Y28nMiYtKDZgHWJ3a11tYV9oYWxcO1RJPytFYV5pYCJOal51ZWonLC4wJTRfI2JpZGFoYWxcO3RpXy0qKisuNVgrdWZqMypvX3R0ZyRnYGtuNTEgemhnOzA

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