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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

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vId PLAY

The application vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe by vId PLAY has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.downserver1.com.
Publisher:
vId PLAY  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
f16cf24dd7776b73f1fd0a869715feca

SHA-1:
abfd1da68041145b9a8f9d631a9cc9a6ad9a0d53

SHA-256:
f8c3cdf40cbf76df8b25bcce66474a6139148e87dcad86d2a56a81d96b2bf305

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.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 10:11:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.Outborwse.Installer (M)
16.7.7.13

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,640 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar07-043826-41eab22d-9657-47ab-9234-646f3bddbab8.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
vId PLAY

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/1/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=vId PLAY, O=vId PLAY, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
35A26A5798780AA2A04523D508CA549A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/7/2015 11:38:26 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LbSaE4mvt/rkm97IZ8DkdowMBg7sknShiHt7PomS:LbSv4mv9zNmMO7tnm2NS

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:
7.5741

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.downserver1.com/.../1425703086/1425703086?71811167757YGRsMTI ajYqNC4yNR5jPDEvMSoyH2U8KjM4ODIfZzgqH29qbmN0XW1nXGZePE5LQipHXl1kWiRPZGB4ZGwkKykqJzVZJWN4aFpmZFxnYGVkPFVGPCRIXl1oWSpPa1tyXm0kKy0pLTVgIF9iZ15nYGVkPHVmXCYtJyotLmAsdmNnLC1sXnNtbyVoXWhnOC4feWFvPDE

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