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vlc-2.2.4-win64.exe

Frank Bohling

The application vlc-2.2.4-win64.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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.vlc-updater.de.
Publisher:
Frank Bohling  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b43d3c24f3321e75ba480f78f49808db

SHA-1:
62bf4888c7fdbe87998e7c0e4da3350bba0514f6

SHA-256:
aa6d885cae213509cc50ba942345bbcee9b304c464632a48e33a67f8d98315a9

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:
11/28/2024 1:43:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.12.19.3

File size:
31.1 MB (32,640,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\vlc-2.2.4-win64.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Frank Bohling

Authority:
StartCom Ltd.

Valid from:
4/21/2016 2:15:33 AM

Valid to:
4/21/2018 2:15:33 AM

Subject:
CN=Frank Bohling, O=Frank Bohling, L=Verden, S=Niedersachsen, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=StartCom Class 2 Object CA, OU=StartCom Certification Authority, O=StartCom Ltd., C=IL

Serial number:
4713945366E8C4F8C2DFCED861E76B97

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 8:20:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x38AF

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 68, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 90, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 92, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, EB, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, EA, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, A2, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 91, 40, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 6A, 47, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, F0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

The file vlc-2.2.4-win64.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.vlc-updater.de/.../vlc-2.2.4-win64.exe

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