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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

DIRECT download GTT

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:
a4aa8fa1b91e6ed6266a4baeb7adeaa2

SHA-1:
c35104a5519b4cd0c8af175be91aab664536f5cc

SHA-256:
261d3f4a242211292bc5eb4b02a270fda01f27f61cd6caba87e2b80ddf80041f

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:
2/24/2025 10:58:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.DIRECTdownloadGTT.Bundler (M)
16.1.16.20

File size:
1.1 MB (1,152,152 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar14-174416-5bf605a2-d385-4724-ada8-4c1860a60e0a.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:
3/12/2015 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:
65861F19F010811FDE81C7D6188A83ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/15/2015 12:44:16 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:bMiy4IadS4ms5I6e66fEheKhZsu9ekBN5vwwsFvzoqrh7jbNoOnwmiLDSP8YMmul:bbSaE4mvt/M15Vwboq5jWOnwtDSJu8md

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:
7.5768

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://get1.0112group.info/.../1426355049/1426355049?50325433825YmVxNCw7bTopNzA0NiNiOC4yNSk1IWc9LzI0NTUjZjssIXBvbV9xYHFmX2hgPVNKPidKYlxnXCZQaV90YW8oKiwsKTZeJF91a15lZ15pYWpjOFJJQCNLYF9pXilLaF52XXAmLS4uLDFdI2NhamBpYWpjOHJpYCUwKSwuM18oc2ZrKzBuYHRybiFlYGxmOzAhemZuOC4jYGQ7YmB0MTU

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