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vlc-2.2.0-win32.exe

Frank Bohling

The application vlc-2.2.0-win32.exe by Frank Bohling 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.vlc.de and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Frank Bohling  (signed and verified)

MD5:
65741f9dad3e53bf5de94811a3149ae3

SHA-1:
771e8af9a577808146725cdde242617ede8ee91c

SHA-256:
81c6830f39d101b190a9dacb5cf61c74a1dd27829b4185b810a81c92351e2d3b

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:
11/27/2024 11:46:15 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FrankBohling
15.3.18.14

File size:
27.3 MB (28,673,624 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\8fkil40h\vlc-2.2.0-win32.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Frank Bohling

Authority:
StartCom Ltd.

Valid from:
7/29/2013 6:52:35 PM

Valid to:
7/30/2015 7:25:45 PM

Subject:
E=bohling@web.de, CN=Frank Bohling, L=Verden, S=Niedersachsen, C=DE, Description=kwj2OwWKOxwvSel1

Issuer:
CN=StartCom Class 2 Primary Intermediate Object CA, OU=Secure Digital Certificate Signing, O=StartCom Ltd., C=IL

Serial number:
0A8F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:RwD5ttsBy/94YjiyIua4qrZgt0bNljbJD8O+V9sMVG/PpfHa+:Rw9tyBYrrIuB4Zb6O49sMVEa

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, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file vlc-2.2.0-win32.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://www.vlc.de/download/.../vlc-2.2.0-win32.exe

http://www.vlc.de/download/.../vlc-2.2.0-win32.exe

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