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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. 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:
sAFe inSTall OPt  (signed and verified)

Product:
File

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
93107bd3457f2945805f034c068087db

SHA-1:
5e84e623c0c10063a03ead7827935bad6b821685

SHA-256:
61ec992bac40fe1dbf467c4487602772f12a1546cb9bb8ecc689c4fb00128df9

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:
12/25/2024 7:36:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.sAFeinSTallOPt.Installer (M)
16.2.8.4

File size:
1.1 MB (1,102,272 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
File

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Apr01-035108-c4cf6725-c9f9-4dd3-94f4-f4d227e24b23.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 10:51:08 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:8bSaE4mvt/cjKw+xcTuftEKOSHh90qMBXk:8bSv4mvO2wAJM

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:
7.5486

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.0123g.info/1427860261/1427860261/.../cDUtLi8tLR5cNTI2LjMzI2Q4Ki0wNzceaTsuHmtqZ1x1Y2xpX2pdOE5EOytNXV9nXiNLZFlxZXIjLSwuJjFZHlx5blloZ2BmXGVdNVZMOyZLYlxkWSNIbGFxYHAoKikpJi5hJl5kamJmXGVdNXZsWygwKykpLlkld2lmLjBwXW9taB5pY2dpOy8edWFoNTImW2c7ZF1vLC8

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