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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

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. 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:
VRDLQ  (signed by Click YES)

Product:
VRDLQ

Version:
6743.1594.921.3110

MD5:
cde20ccc300060a7dfdf9438a2f1ad8b

SHA-1:
ace5979d3a7576e4ad52a73605633e4d1d01bcbb

SHA-256:
f72784b61a862c95d1cae3316f43fde7cc2cdd5825849182a8ec1228c5b3a9b6

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:
12/26/2024 4:44:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.ClickYES.Bundler (M)
16.3.7.2

File size:
692.1 KB (708,672 bytes)

Product version:
6743.1594.921.3110

Copyright:
VRDLQ

Trademarks:
VRDLQ

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:
Click YES

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/30/2015 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:
6D7167A4248B7261AA96D468CCA96867

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:32Ld/xWJ90opC+v7V2wJIeKKsyNqpZfUqAyZjc68ySWXrdpo2VNmLtJyVRjV:GLd/xWJyeC+R2wJ0NyNqt3NYvWbro2LF

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, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9836

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.0125b.info/.../1429031656/1429031656?21777905808ZWRtLyk2cDgqMCozMR9dNik2MTA1Hmo8Ky4xLjchZj0pJG9raF1sY29mYWVjPE9FPCJNYFxpWSlPZVpyXHImKi4pLDVaH11wblxlaVtsYGZeNk1MPiNNXWJoWiRJY2F0XXIjMC0qJy9YJmFhbF1sYGZeNm1sXiUyJi8tL1ombmlpKzJrY3NuaR9gY2pmPSokeWJpNik

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