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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Trusted Apps DDd

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 Trusted Apps DDd 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:
Trusted Apps DDd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
74e829692a21701e7039f756a1badf40

SHA-1:
8fc9e4d931104b3ecc27ebdbd54e3b8cd65baf26

SHA-256:
ec76e3486b08b8a8ecd24ef6f962ab95afe3488a26b35f759d47f6a87052e3ce

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:
12/27/2024 10:59:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.9.30.19

File size:
600.5 KB (614,920 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Trusted Apps DDd

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/19/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=Trusted Apps DDd, O=Trusted Apps DDd, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
2A6EDA1BDEEDEEB7996DA37C61AE9E92

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 5:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/6qTGEs/J7Q5XD45DDzjLJidCNH0AOw16oFfWyRIYGyaM9aAwm:/6qaBhB5HLJgo7OK6oFOiFlaI

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9455

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://get.sad234.info/.../1424746438/1424746438?68209462231YV1yNiw7ajsvNjQzLiRkNC4vNi80JWY1MDQwNTIkbDowIGhwb1txXXJsXmxfNVRMOidHY2JmYCVIamFwYWwpMCswKC5fJlt1aF9rZmJoWWtlNFJGQSlKZF5hXytHaFt3Y28qLCYvLi1dIGRnaWRoWWtlNHJmYSsvLSsmNGEkc2NsMS9yX2xzcB1lXW1sOjQgW2o9XmFuMDM

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