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vlc-media-player-2-1-3-32-bits.exe

ISBRInstaller

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application vlc-media-player-2-1-3-32-bits.exe by ISBRInstaller 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. 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:
ISBRInstaller  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7bb9ea87e4924593ed22ceebfc8f7c97

SHA-1:
8a0838cc9a5de7016e332456ca69bc28defacf0c

SHA-256:
bacf634673d2e7e91483fc6a2b68573d3671def159167752284f560380613751

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 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:
12/25/2024 5:59:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.ISBRInst (M)
16.5.30.13

File size:
619.8 KB (634,672 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-media-player-2-1-3-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ISBRInstaller

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/16/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/17/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ISBRInstaller, O=ISBRInstaller, STREET=Ronthschilde 63, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=6527319, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
158EF632B1D9C77CF5AAB6A9367E7FCE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0nvpJl0seEdVn2ntiu6rRIeRei5RxZ4F7H+LEvUrOUGWdVW3TsVFaUvejGvb:0nvDl0uH2ntiumuNinAF7ethGWeTWFxl

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-2-1-3-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.baixaki.com.br/programas/urls/iron/.../vlc-media-player.exe

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