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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Setup

ViD PLaY

The application vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe by ViD PLaY has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
ViD PLaY  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
888204f9992c3a789aa9af513b3fdb8a

SHA-1:
fc74b1b0a3209fefde52965763feefd09e4b13b7

SHA-256:
dd19d3e482be506827b845d85888773faed9ae286fb99018070b9ca3582836a5

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.

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 8:10:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
17.2.8.19

File size:
1.1 MB (1,152,128 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar15-154718-7cd4a751-78e0-4f41-9cd0-809da8af72fe.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ViD PLaY

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=ViD PLaY, O=ViD PLaY, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
6559B30CB367EA0752AFDD3F7ACAAD29

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/15/2015 10:47:18 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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[+]

Entropy:
7.5781

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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