vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe

Pofecas

Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe, “Pofecas Setup ” by Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria) 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:
Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Pofecas

Description:
Pofecas Setup

MD5:
ca0a6407c2fbcaeada86240465d7486a

SHA-1:
452410a31799f242192f56a5b47ab4ddf8e3d3fd

SHA-256:
e2c134ce0a541f66aa676e3044a0a2f48f1f6a4d9d1a1846e85b4604d6673660

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:
11/23/2024 9:04:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.6.26.17

File size:
958.4 KB (981,392 bytes)

Product version:
5.2

Copyright:
Stub

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/7/2016 10:35:36 AM

Valid to:
8/3/2016 3:44:04 PM

Subject:
CN=Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=Funnel Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121E6C9E138C2956FEB458B5B444F447890

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:vO7llHcZYwySG9c+bYoLXOM2x9zEtDe2laiC6HnNbvDDyp7D:vOZVcZ2SGWEeM2v8C24yHndDDyB

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

The file vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

http://www.signfunpackage.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

http://www.signfunpackage.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

http://www.bundleheartranch.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