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vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe

Program

Agile Install (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe, “Program Setup ” by Agile Install (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:
Internet Installer   (signed by Agile Install (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

Version:
3.3.3.6

MD5:
52216819f37400ee0ed6e7daf580ef4f

SHA-1:
b3038ca2833444dffa2d50967398e13d3e034d0b

SHA-256:
69c73268a808ab10d6006adcb9b230aa16ef0786984ff3445e553b9173c30c1e

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:
11/28/2024 11:42:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.12.9

File size:
988.9 KB (1,012,656 bytes)

Product version:
1.1

Copyright:
Internet installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 4:08:20 AM

Valid to:
10/30/2016 8:39:05 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121E708A02FF07CE5E25618BCF50F6A6CAE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:KZigW/sM2VCClql7wYsckYuy/g45fLv2bGKC1RwmhAGZ/y1e:KZ1dDUClql70ckY645fboGT1Dt

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9280

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.contentsignbulk.com/c?x=TOou8lN9L7YkAajetJB4Wk6Cv TAXY4lgGGWXbc10nQ=&c=iyau6KXXt88F21DwJXljVCiUROMhU5eX XYhfYC9iAu0FLyu2DM1rzCpvuBtno4UwHaGs31La0Gu0Aemr6 RT3AWBKfB3ioC/KX2MUj3 dZJnmtJ6H7L8 8a/KJ3ek5b&downloadAs=vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe&fallback_url=http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.1/.../vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe

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