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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

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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:
File

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
5819d0a2155980a0adee7e03176cf969

SHA-1:
8dfe5b3953cb1c2b39dbac0415bb1844ffb70430

SHA-256:
6d2e523653c8969bea9f59c5adf8829a89ed5b56fcfb723b1aec68400e3b3b6b

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:
12/25/2024 5:02:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.BEstiNstAlltLl.Installer (M)
16.2.17.12

File size:
1.1 MB (1,141,248 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
File

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar24-104553-630c7585-e605-40e9-802d-00ee8ca111c5.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:
BEst iNstAll tLl

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/23/2015 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:
719DE396981A6E7FC25981DB70757C72

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/24/2015 5:45:53 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:5Miy4IadS4ms5I6e66fEheKhcsl3sEqv8/JPWHytXr0JhXucDKDur78FIOhCY7N4:5bSaE4mvt/1G3/YQ41ucDKyrCIOJ7N

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:
7.5711

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.0118d.info/.../1425126263/1425126263?70542846689YGVvLjY3bDcrMSwyNiFgOyoxMisvHWU9LTA3MTQgaDUoH3Bta2JtX25oWWRePVFIQSNJX15hWCRQZ113XW4lLCYoJzZcImJxaltnYVpnYWhhO05IPSVFXF1pXCdOZF1zX2oiKy4sKjRZImBjZFxnYWhhO25oXScqJSouMV0rb2VoLSpqXnRwbCRhX2loNSwfY2c5ZV1wLC8ecWJwOC4

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