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vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe

Bof

MaxSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe, “Bof Setup ” by MaxSpeedy (New Media Holdings) 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 installCore 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:
MaxSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Bof

Description:
Bof Setup

MD5:
ac9744600bffe8aee8d470fcac80921a

SHA-1:
720c508be110a77b6444a75c76f2ddaea2d96be4

SHA-256:
71b2c189f8978d9472948dcd7ab1972940aade79f25a810cca4cbb1d361d2d3c

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:
12/26/2024 2:10:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
17.2.10.14

File size:
1.2 MB (1,300,600 bytes)

Product version:
5.7.8

Copyright:
Program Stub

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MaxSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/17/2016 3:51:50 PM

Valid to:
7/11/2017 3:58:16 PM

Subject:
CN=MaxSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=MaxSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11212FE10B66405450F8589452B67C5B288F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9849

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.bestbundlelaboratory.com/0zDln6q7fTLPoc pMWVG0b2ASOuzS7VPpZKMWZtehUN4WZL6_p64dx LrvaKPFWbzduOUW6kKraJW BbMi1GfubjcsmOh3tAUwLTf7yJX1Cj33AyX2e3beI9KKY82I6W JJpZ0zak1FDIMxNUimNBpXMxy54WDGOSS6LrWeENW24TDbjSOCd4Re9iMmykdBKafdfdBQf9Kyig4vW7152 LhU4g10tA==-G0sAAMTcRjHtDmdM31BhiOEFh9z8oNYWSYABaGDBxthwfJdEfmPFr7Z9ZCxilQ6rh tkWo nyeuFCkXgGzMqCBLYNw==

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