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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

BESt APp

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 BESt APp 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the VideoLAN VLC media player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
BESt APp  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
ba161d769d49260b1f5f7a36e5da8d99

SHA-1:
c74f75fb4e1623f9f62d93725d342e396ce8ff5e

SHA-256:
9717bc1b9b6398723fe4322b20f335b2b87c82e8160b672380785bf5a8b7ab97

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 9:05:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.BEStAPp.Bundler (M)
16.5.25.1

File size:
1.1 MB (1,152,120 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar13-044306-471d0356-09a9-4edb-b90f-f6fb1657c653.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:
BESt APp

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/10/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=BESt APp, O=BESt APp, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
65D9D19C7EA688045DD29A19B72499E3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2015 11:43:06 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:tMiy4IadS4ms5I6e66fEheKhlsjvjRvuiKFnJ0w7h7VbxcmnwIi9bG38YMmEzV5w:tbSaE4mvt/gOLRxuJ0wJV+mnw9bGBUb

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:
7.5769

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.0105tech.info/.../1426221781/1426221781?75415873114YGBwMS83aTowODEyMSJjOCouNTA2ImU4LjM0MTEjbTwtH2tubl9tXHFtYGleOFJLPiNGYmNoXSRLaGB0XWsoMS0tJzFdJV9xZ15saF9nXGlkOE5FQCpMYV1kXSpLZFp2ZHEnKyktLTFZH2Noa2FnXGlkOG5lYCwxKiopMmAob2JrMjFvXm9xbyFhXGxtPDEfdWVvOCofYGs8Y15vMDY

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