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vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe

Arne Koenig

The application vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe by Arne Koenig 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-download.de.
Publisher:
Arne Koenig  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5b9a291caaddc307bab4cf7831f92905

SHA-1:
7e9b8253ab92d1b1d171632d896ad8c84ecaf436

SHA-256:
2a8a06f43fa13d2a375a45542e7af6e6972546d7c5ac6441048b838212e7e49d

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:
11/6/2024 4:39:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ArneKoenig.Installer (M)
16.2.8.0

File size:
27.7 MB (29,027,448 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Arne Koenig

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
8/17/2015 12:22:40 PM

Valid to:
11/4/2018 11:29:51 AM

Subject:
CN=Arne Koenig, O=Arne Koenig, L=Verden, S=Niedersachsen, C=DE

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

Serial number:
112156400F30E98EC0755AF2B124F4872F61

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/11/2014 10:03:30 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:aNO5ldUfN3QdD5P4eC/KKiVkuPRiJVW34DWOmWpgC:+O5nUVg3C/K9lPRCnHpgC

Entry address:
0x30B6

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 71, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 78, 37, 42, 00, E8, 95, 2D, 00, 00, A3, C4, 36, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 80, EC, 41, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, C0, 2E, 42, 00, E8, 3F, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 20, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 55, E8, 2D, 2A...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://www.vlc-download.de/vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe

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