vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

CLIck Yes

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 Yes 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 Yes  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
8c8f9587c289bff740b16690c0196ae6

SHA-1:
8adb5a30d7294ce8d86aa3e3e44e1504c0513554

SHA-256:
35371e690157705c84dddc3a637a45990b9edf22d4cee6d3e514b2b30d599736

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:
12/25/2024 4:40:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.CLIckYes.Bundler (M)
16.4.11.17

File size:
1.1 MB (1,129,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Feb26-105907-4b3e3564-36f2-4d52-ad09-ad7e357f61f2.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/25/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/11/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CLIck Yes, O=CLIck Yes, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
7A36B03E986FC883E45A62C491D55C89

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/26/2015 5:59:08 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9Miy4IadS4ms5I6e66fEheKhqsRQ+QYnV3hRPBGCddbwuJq07XE9tzsA8FfYzkP2:9bSaE4mvt/v0xnTtd4GXYAzYE2SKQ8

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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[+]

Entropy:
7.5650

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

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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