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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

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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 direct download gtT 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:
direct download gtT  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
1ab7072028725cdbadcc1cc81c479cb6

SHA-1:
b26686c15599b256e53631c1ae7f95b85634f226

SHA-256:
93ae7ba96ce28b241b04ca57f65a1f1b57f65726127063204aca9ea0c500e9dd

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:
12/27/2024 3:18:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.directdo.Bundler (M)
16.4.4.12

File size:
1.1 MB (1,160,464 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar19-054819-8aebcbbc-5466-4b48-83c1-f8841c465dd3.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:
direct download gtT

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/16/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=direct download gtT, O=direct download gtT, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
2456ECA3DE470FB2B60368986AA79B88

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/19/2015 12:48:19 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ubSaE4mvt/KSGSG730RhlM7O+nk+KAKG6kzF3M:ubSv4mvQh2hG7Jk8H6si

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:
7.5817

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://getr.0120c.info/.../1426744086/1426744086?82931305112X2NrMzA8cDgwODMxNB1hPC81MzA2JGQ7KTE4NjghbTwvHm5pbGNyY29tYGtdO01JQihNYGNoXyNOY154YnImMS0vJjRYI2N2blxsaGFmX2RiPFNMPipMY1xnWChPaWF0ZHEpKiwoKzVeJmFoa2NmX2RiPHNsXiwxLCksLV4sdGlpMjFxXXJsbSVmY2ptPDMeeGBtPC8mXms8ZV1yKzQ

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