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vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe

Web Internet

Max Criteria (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application vlc-media-player-13060-dp.exe, “Web Internet Setup ” by Max Criteria (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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the VideoLAN VLC media player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Installer   (signed by Max Criteria (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Web Internet

Description:
Web Internet Setup

Version:
2.3.1.4

MD5:
79cd6e19e5285dda47809e4723e55312

SHA-1:
dd0329a326ec3d58e25c665c5c109ba1c3ed9c51

SHA-256:
29dd0d572385ead5bb95eed86e269320b067846e97b5e5940c1baae75d0453dd

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 10:36:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.2.29.8

File size:
939.4 KB (961,984 bytes)

Product version:
1.7.9

Copyright:
Installer

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:
Max Criteria (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/10/2015 5:30:43 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 5:30:43 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112140D1BC3685765FDBC584B36226FEF228

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:n7mWSGLt/0S8AQrsdx/NPqIRCicEoYz7eDSXh:n7dZ/0+fdxwIRCiqYz7NR

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.bestsoftwarecity.com/c?x=l0zuUk/WMdYNbb1TeliIKOaZMw4hM44Zm9KPfRdhN/s=&c=bVderTqu8MrL8fzcYNKNkt5DxPih6j1GXOFKSuytuuUvAOgynL8cVTcR281irXAD8ZRDPdwnND1mj iCSq8QbXCZD57FECB47Ur0zTXi05NZHDEzJlM5M2kLvXkE4YIHme91KflaQGp6TSByGekzYg==&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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