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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

APPS Market aBc

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 APPS Market aBc 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:
APPS Market aBc  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
5769580fae6e069d8258db15af938315

SHA-1:
d0c5deb17981debbfe674d2aca339a6bd57cb08a

SHA-256:
b0ce963331ca2eda6a5691b730b3e21998a2494521aef9dd4c0bc7d14608f273

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/1/2024 4:23:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.APPSMark.Bundler (M)
16.5.23.2

File size:
1.1 MB (1,129,280 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Feb26-134904-a092b0cf-e084-4b14-80fc-917696da0a88.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:
APPS Market aBc

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/25/2015 2:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=APPS Market aBc, O=APPS Market aBc, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
7E0670C0286FAAC71CAE0E4DF78945EE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/26/2015 3:49:04 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ybSaE4mvt/lkx5iVYNn9fHqOZaWzYGAWWwH3H:ybSv4mvXu5iVw9fHqwYGfPH3H

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:
7.5649

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.down234tech.info/.../1424958534/1424958534?25345127159ZWBxMTE bjYwNCw3MSNgODEzMTAyHWo4LzA0ODYfbTgoJGtva190YW1tXGRjOFNIPipLXmNkWClLaV10ZHAkMSkoLDFeIl94bFpsZFpsXGphOFVKPCpIXGJkXidLa19yZG0iMCkuKjFgJF9oZ1xsXGphOHVqXCwtJS8pM10odmdnMi1qY29ybCFoYWhtOCwkXmk5YmRyKzQhcWdrOi4

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