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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

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Safe install OPt

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 Safe install OPt 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:
Safe install OPt  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
af1966950ac6fdd907f3b0e152310cac

SHA-1:
feb12bf51ba103cb116ea63e54575c5c15be24e1

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:
11/2/2024 7:15:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.Safeinst.Bundler (M)
16.6.24.9

File size:
1.1 MB (1,129,304 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Feb26-050651-14a30d23-7745-4b22-a853-4960d5c7518e.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\programs\vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe install OPt

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/19/2015 7:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=Safe install OPt, O=Safe install OPt, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
2486A832055DF75449FCA35C77F9E6C1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/26/2015 12:06:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:fbSaE4mvt/415AMtnT5dU+F8wFY0mIK0HN:fbSv4mvaXrT5dUyY0XTHN

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.5650

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

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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