vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

click trust 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 click trust 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:
click trust opT  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
b7755f1c26cde32277c3b3fe7011c96d

SHA-1:
86f8378878b9cc4586437c5a44fbe432918b1fe8

SHA-256:
8d3d6bb58bec7fb7a4b74f2c28a463d601b65ede27c80c2841e411d9609f98eb

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:
12/28/2024 12:09:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.clicktru.Bundler (M)
16.7.1.13

File size:
1.1 MB (1,160,520 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar18-091049-69122974-0740-4584-8819-97eabfa13db4.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:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/16/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=click trust opT, O=click trust opT, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
2DED1B7D5C81898CA25652B6EF8A0EE1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/18/2015 4:10:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mMiy4IadS4ms5I6e66fEheKh2smQAkBbImS/ylYg+LcaYr+OOZsWXJQEZnvWueiW:mbSaE4mvt/PVilYg+LSLOTvxRGui

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:
7.5824

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.blue1208.info/.../1426669852/1426669852?41286983250Y2RyLTI2aDovNDU1NSRcNyktNS8yJmg8MCwzMDAjbDgxIm9wZ15sW3FsXG1hPFREPSJFYmJkYSdPallzXGooMCkxKjVfHl5wZl5rZGNqYGtdN01EQClIZWBoXyNKY1l2Y20rLi0vJjBYHmNnZ2VqYGtdN21kYCstLi0tNFknbmFrMS1zYXNzaCBgW2xsODUieWdoNykeYGo4Z2FzMi8

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