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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

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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. 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:
run apps forever llD  (signed and verified)

Product:
File

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
21d8ec8709f3338653dea73e6aca1b0f

SHA-1:
c2fa638a9c0cd8c9cec860b8c5272506593fdcd8

SHA-256:
3acde058c0a5634cd58394ea86cc5240b690ca0635086cdfe5c2367c191241b7

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:
11/23/2024 6:12:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.runappsf.Bundler (M)
16.5.21.15

File size:
1.1 MB (1,141,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
File

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar24-060532-a38bb14b-0fa8-40f1-b606-64dd1504f895.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:
3/16/2015 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:
2AAF265EE597F479271EB3B28CB199AB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/24/2015 1:05:33 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jbSaE4mvt/zyNzCie1ucXKqr44UcvLBb+8:jbSv4mvhXi1cI+v1+

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:
7.5712

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.0122g.info/.../1427177130/1427177130?46480210467Y19wLzE9bz0tMy41MCJcPTA0OC0xH2g3Liw5NzcmajcqImpuZ2RzYnRqW2ZhN1JEQylMZWBjWidKaFl5Y3ErLigqKjBdHmR3bWFpY1xqW2ldPVRLQydHXmBjXSNQamB5YWwkLigtJjZfJWZlZl5qW2ldPXRrYyksJy0oMlktdWhuLyxsYW5xaCZnYm9qNysidGVoPTAlY2g3YGFuMC8

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