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vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe.downloading

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RUN APPs FORever LLD

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The file vlc-2.1.6a-win32setup.exe.downloading by RUN APPs FORever LLD 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:
RUN APPs FORever LLD  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
7b61969e747acafeeba5db944639dbb1

SHA-1:
27f670ee805bd30518e9003e1628763c9cd14ab9

SHA-256:
18fd518e9477ba6e0a4f87ce448812f3df89aaed2fb34f1d9205dc1a87b43bfa

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:
1/12/2025 4:30:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.7.30.18

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,728 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar12-022920-1482ab94-3e8d-4bfe-abb2-15d28d755bc1.exe

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
RUN APPs FORever LLD

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=RUN APPs FORever LLD, O=RUN APPs FORever LLD, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
5A370FB4CA5988E500A8618E306FDCEF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2015 9:29:20 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NbSaE4mvt/6EjRC60gUr709zFJauKo//abI1M:NbSv4mvMEVC60/IxJF/SqM

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:
7.5743

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

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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