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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. 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:
CONFIRMed App nln  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
d3b915d302fdad3d9be0dd6c64266a8b

SHA-1:
89e3c1505aa97ce17b407b6fde81b65957c28068

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 2:22:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
17.1.28.0

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,656 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar09-065430-d82ee731-6237-4836-8fb5-fdbd115359f0.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:
CONFIRMed App nln

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/8/2015 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/28/2016 7:59:59 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:
518E9E1E13828858B63AB8E4E291EA33

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/9/2015 2:54:31 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.5742

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.sad1210.info/.../1425884068/1425884068?58954259803Yl1rMDU9azQpOTI0Lh1fOTAwLyk3I2c1KS81NzMdZj0uIWhpamBzXmtmYWpgNU1HPylIXFxpXiZIY1x1Y20iKi4uKS5YIWB3aVhlaWBpWWRgOVRHOiNNYl9hWCZMalxwXXIoLSYoKTJfIV1hbGJpWWRgOXRnWiUyKywmLVwpdWRlKzJwYGxsayJnXmZmPTIhcmBrOTAhWmQ9ZGBsKzI

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