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vlc-media-player-2-1-5-32-bits.exe

SD Internetworks Ltda

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-2-1-5-32-bits.exe by SD Internetworksa 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:
SD Internetworks Ltda  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0d2a92f45b95f6ebbd8e3d72a465cc5d

SHA-1:
2749e396e81e8ffb1c3fbd9fdbdaf1737c939646

SHA-256:
20bea16647fab82d3a7f457df7302715be8fee04d0b4002f05d4babbd133f803

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:
12/26/2024 8:30:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.7.26.1

File size:
767.6 KB (786,064 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-media-player-2-1-5-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SD Internetworks Ltda

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/11/2014 11:59:06 AM

Valid to:
9/12/2015 11:59:06 AM

Subject:
CN=SD Internetworks Ltda, O=SD Internetworks Ltda, L=Sao Paulo, C=BR

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

Serial number:
1121B29046EAF2871B25E6947D0883A59E5F

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:x+vpkJQ9jWE+pgUlCU9whqTwN2viorKPYoyA5gqKfhMvHp2RMQWsufbryuaLUF:x+viKjuCU9pT2EvruUZkHp2RMQ2fbmI

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-2-1-5-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://gerenciador.superdownloads.com.br/nocache/sd/programas/urls/iron/.../vlc-media-player.exe

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