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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Trusted Apps DDD

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 Trusted Apps DDD 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the VideoLAN VLC media player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Trusted Apps DDD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a8050716b61bab3d3ddc0428b72afd06

SHA-1:
7846f85c60859f4f3c24d17b911a76c8fd632f64

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 4:41:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.TrustedAppsDDD.Bundler (M)
16.2.29.18

File size:
605 KB (619,488 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Trusted Apps DDD

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/5/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=Trusted Apps DDD, O=Trusted Apps DDD, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
5EF3B5D45335EFF58E5E582027415162

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 5:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:qaczKAhPvyc5IuBx/o/wOoLYxpfxa7u9f5yi0H/LJTL6bzZ8:qacrhPacBQ/rQYjfxaKRAlTObO

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9457

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://get.spot0102.info/.../1423650449/get65?73751551634aTorKzEwLSVeOi4vMzEwJWc4MS81MzAjZzgwIWtxaWFxXHFnXGxgOFVGQCdGYl1kYCZLa1t2YWsoKykwKTFgIGF1Z15mZGJpXGxfOlJFQCRIZF9kYCVNaFp2Xm0qLSkwKDNdH2NiZ2RpXGxfOnJlYCYtLSwpNVsqc2JrLC1yYG90aiNlXGxnODQhbmdfaWg2Lg

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