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vlc-media-player-2.2.1.exe

SERGEY NIKITIN

The application vlc-media-player-2.2.1.exe by SERGEY NIKITIN has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
SERGEY NIKITIN  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ce6ab5c185e13f7ed42152ce5794c69e

SHA-1:
c691daf92ed87a058fe43febbfc4530f512f4d26

SHA-256:
a3aede948ccfcf030b6a7a7451cfce3de05de135a7fe120ba0d255b0533bdab4

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.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 2:21:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.1.26.23

File size:
230.5 KB (236,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\compressed\programs\vlc-media-player-2.2.1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SERGEY NIKITIN

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
10/7/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/10/2015 3:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=SERGEY NIKITIN, O=SERGEY NIKITIN, L=Zaporizhia, S=Zaporizhska, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
09AC2E40E63C571406766ECB110DAD9A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/15/2013 11:29:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x664B

Entry point:
E8, 0D, 12, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, F0, ED, 42, 00, E8, 1F, 17, 00, 00, E8, DA, 13, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, A0, 11, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, D3, 06, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.1273

Code size:
46 KB (47,104 bytes)

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