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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

grEAT Apps TLD

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 grEAT Apps TLD 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:
CIESB  (signed by grEAT Apps TLD)

Product:
CIESB

Version:
7764.15614.1406.1783

MD5:
076658217aae1ed85189f4f5fed51e24

SHA-1:
e99118703c486630ef77dfd9e5268b88a836d2b8

SHA-256:
b3851a0a98d46cbc2e5fa8888a39c4ef1dc5e8a9d936832cf52035c3ab0866f8

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:
11/27/2024 2:49:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.grEATAppsTLD.Bundler (M)
16.2.16.17

File size:
768.8 KB (787,296 bytes)

Product version:
7764.15614.1406.1783

Copyright:
CIESB

Trademarks:
CIESB

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
grEAT Apps TLD

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/11/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=grEAT Apps TLD, O=grEAT Apps TLD, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
12E633FEB9024BCD1885D4408D71B1DE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 5:52:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:WdJgwCNTihKwYiSvXuT1l/Tq+Bfu/TL865:Oq9QhKxi6+Tj/jBW/TQc

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9866

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://get.down1oad4desktop.com/.../1434261199/1434261199?78430544596YF1wNDI6bDktJywuKiJhPS0yMjMsIGU1LjI4MjMiaTQrH2hubGRwX3BpWGdeNVJJQyAuLEhcXmJZIS8wS2hddFxsHiosLy4sKjJcHV5yZl1qaV5qXWhcN09EPyIyK0lhX2BbHiosTWxcdWFtHCwpKiouLjFdImFgZl5mXWplOHJoXiQsJykqM2Eoc2VpKixsXXBycCFlX2plNy8wIndpazks

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