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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

BEST install TLL

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 BEST install TLL 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:
BEST install TLL  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
2055963144bbb5b3d4792a92b87cc4c4

SHA-1:
805e22c68138262b1012cdb8207739bd7478abe9

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:
12/24/2024 3:31:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.BESTinst.Bundler (M)
16.5.17.1

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

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar13-135919-d15fa858-8835-4785-8109-cbccf427162c.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BEST install TLL

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/12/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=BEST install TLL, O=BEST install TLL, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
3221D63B917F050DED1986114C8C5C86

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2015 8:59:19 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:zbSaE4mvt/fG5Vwboq5jWOnwtDSJo8YxiT:zbSv4mvJG5VwhxWOwtDyBY

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.5766

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://getm.0109solutions.info/.../1426255166/1426255166?95707419037XmBtNS47bzQxNi4wMR9kNi40LzE0H2M4KzQyNTcdbjoqHWtrb11xYmtuXmZcOE9MPCdMXGRmWiJLZWFyYXEiMisqJTFaJl11bVhtZlxlXGZlNlJLOitKXltkWitJaGBwZW8kKSkqLi9dJV1paV5lXGZlNnJrWi0vJygpL2Emc2hlMy9sXG9ucB9lYmZuOi4ddWJwNi4lWmw6YFxvLTc

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