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:
5a0c40b2081c0fd2e0f2376534f32aa0

SHA-1:
68366da215f255d8d564c3efe5f86caf867755d9

SHA-256:
234a1909aa20dca9957c77d1b25d711bfc045495ff0fe395dfc4e8bdc361a1c4

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 8:20:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.CONFIRME.Bundler (M)
16.4.1.20

File size:
1.1 MB (1,152,136 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar14-140423-7fd43ffc-d41d-42ea-bec0-f2fed564da6e.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/12/2015 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:
26AE6A3F0DA4DEDB77445ADC3A65A5A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/14/2015 9:04:23 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LbSaE4mvt/azuOV5qzwMJrIenw7T0pzfrfgtM:LbSv4mvMSOV5qzxIew7TczuM

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.5770

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

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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