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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

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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 install tlL 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:
best install tlL  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
13d199cc5e872601fd9d1ac2b3d7f500

SHA-1:
fa522317857ac664d0bf9cc7982f284c3096dd16

SHA-256:
23800f9d34bfac6aea6911658ad850e33d89026cd4db7acd9c159a013e4a8458

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:
12/25/2024 3:53:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.bestinst.Bundler (M)
16.4.15.14

File size:
1.1 MB (1,160,552 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar17-123903-5c87c511-441c-486c-8970-cebc936cb382.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 install tlL

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/16/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=best install tlL, O=best install tlL, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
27D3B6B65DDBD49714C666065DFDC03D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/17/2015 7:39:03 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:2bSaE4mvt/RZt2XdClYA+Lg9OLfpzmnI1:2bSv4mvfH2XdYYALCf9d

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:
7.5822

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.downward1208.info/1426595933/1426595933/.../ZzUrNTI2MSFcOjIsMCszI2k4LSw2OS8eaDkuI2ttZ2F1WmxoXWpiOFFEQCtEXV5lXihLZ1l2ZWkjLCouKzFcHmF5ZVlnZWBrXGhdOlZDOyVJYmFkXCNNbFhxX24oLyksJjNhHV5jaGJrXGhdOnZjWycuKy4pMVkqd2BmLS5wYm9waCNpWmdoOTIjdWRoOjIdW2Y5ZGJvLy8

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