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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

RUN APPs FORever LLD

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 RUN APPs FORever LLD 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:
RUN APPs FORever LLD  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
651afdad042953e88244da84f618ca8b

SHA-1:
a50bd058853c7abee281baca3fc05ddcaf2be364

SHA-256:
9f2ec5156078dc996fe5478265cbc5f9d2a4c3bbd25e594ba86e17b766f18b87

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:
1/12/2025 4:24:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.RUNAPPsF.Bundler (M)
16.6.1.7

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,736 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar12-092834-5dc2341b-8a0d-48bf-bcb9-f40f769168c6.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:
RUN APPs FORever LLD

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/10/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=RUN APPs FORever LLD, O=RUN APPs FORever LLD, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
5A370FB4CA5988E500A8618E306FDCEF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2015 4:28:34 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ubSaE4mvt/wj3l27MScqKfpe9bLJ+SKK/0Jffk:ubSv4mvyj3lyMSc/Y/JP/0

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.5745

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

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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