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vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe

Lufuda

Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe, “Lufuda Setup ” by Mode Beta (Fried Cookie) 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. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
Cahelagoka   (signed by Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Lufuda

Description:
Lufuda Setup

MD5:
d4d4f036bc12afc712763c46a767349a

SHA-1:
0185788f2108f4be081814e017b9344e2857b3a0

SHA-256:
407a0e6c2f7aa95a6eba3e45aeb123f5feab31585c96babf530f83c870257e04

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
12/28/2024 3:25:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.4.9.5

File size:
1011.6 KB (1,035,912 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 2:37:06 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 6:06:18 PM

Subject:
CN=Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
112172B4C29D53526C8AFAEF1C4F6265E881

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:cbveyq5pT2z4uXLmqbw13jm4011odT02LbFRT/KgMm4:cTQ5R2MuXLRbCyEpRjZMm4

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.presentconecptquick.com/c?x=xqXa0Y Pod4 UL1Zzsb9BH9s1NMT/nHqlrV1ilscskw=&c=HqOrN1X2iNN/nuN89h3Jpr6kT/K/cmZZhJiGwARJCOeZSQnnOSrPo2MOtYKoIcMiifHzTLk6rEzXja873ofphqILiZgoWtvOtqgtL4Esb3y3lXyIcXVBuYbm8RYU7JtH&fallback_url=http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.2/.../vlc-2.2.2-win64.exe&downloadAs=VLC-media-player-13060-dp.exe

http://www.applicationsheadhost.com/c?x=IXzgqD9jPDZPlijp5MlhiOZu9Rx8oFMssilRed7dXbs=&c=Ul8oCV3SsGcCAZpr0bgwXvaqNsX2uqXD7RXPkOPde0iZEIn8HS2Ka5L9EJgyZcJeH P8VCrIXcZA RoVBJXavnRlRBFFXYk vl84Bm2PZU0RNlGbhHHIrxlBRrQtREZY&fallback_url=http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.2/.../vlc-2.2.2-win64.exe&downloadAs=VLC-media-player-13060-dp.exe

http://www.hostingfunchuckle.com/c?x=buIzXHR8m0i7GKALYF56L4dlaJzPi8X q7fYiHCNdwc=&c=y3v/VaNkBJnVLWYgvSvjl72eUXGiUEBe4sqMvw50cfUmuYovaRVdnQx3eiMq/d0f30Ita7snLbTam8yEl6AE6iXJ jQSkyrqwKmHH4jOfgcFC3pDt3nxv2DapCVRNCoW&fallback_url=http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.2/.../vlc-2.2.2-win64.exe&downloadAs=VLC-media-player-13060-dp.exe

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