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vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe

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Silver Funnel (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, “Installer Setup ” by Silver Funnel (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:
App   (signed by Silver Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
3.0.4.5

MD5:
bce040419ad53bcf9a3599b09d1777b7

SHA-1:
86fc4ab80240e1d6d8367152c79a222b79a31446

SHA-256:
eb28aeb397bec151b4a562f8fd23f8a4f0d49fcbc972424329df8cc83beea5e1

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:
11/27/2024 2:38:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.10.2

File size:
950.8 KB (973,632 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.1

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
Signed by:
Silver Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 2:17:56 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2016 4:47:20 PM

Subject:
CN=Silver Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Silver Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
11214F90F30D8F3A02C713DD4BAB177EC14C

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:RuihXCpQMOgDNwHGSJfCRqpx/bnrJZulTLQo2g8Qoim5Pr24rQl+0:RuiJCpQNgDXsfIAxjrvaXh2g8QPl

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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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 URL.

http://www.nowheadcentral.com/c?x=o xm9zjZ5Ko0Qh6rxkJSQdXNirb5ePVANA1hdLJZnhE=&c=KTOV7B0m3xS/rlgLCsIXhiJzB2Y7T9mFEUiEcX3ZtPEIGJPToh81yGVfSTqRB0Tx5NDShyJ2/WB5l675Vg4x7cS3LviOPz9JmgR/a3ATqwxwCRnv1hqmOjxoO44/6Zwq&fallback_url=http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.1/.../vlc-2.2.1-win64.exe&downloadAs=VLC-media-player-13060-dp.exe

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