vlc-media-player-2.2.3.exe

Cabum

Destiny Dream S.A.

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-2.2.3.exe, “Cabum Setup ” by Destiny Dream S.A 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:
Destiny Dream S.A.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Cabum

Description:
Cabum Setup

Version:
4.0.2.2

MD5:
79404c4724a0eece5d47c8228aa21d84

SHA-1:
33c43295768d78665f2c667f257e8603cb315640

SHA-256:
e27c9aab4c1fb295f728964ea3cac96aa4ccef1e7c01856798a649661bf1a050

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:
12/28/2024 6:54:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DestinyD.Installer (M)
16.5.7.1

File size:
1002.2 KB (1,026,216 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.1

Copyright:
Wizard

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-media-player-2.2.3.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 4:55:11 PM

Valid to:
10/2/2016 5:36:18 PM

Subject:
CN=Destiny Dream S.A., O=Destiny Dream S.A., L=Clarens, S=Vaud, C=CH

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

Serial number:
11217A75EB912AE2167326222C18D9E2357F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:/gvb1DA3WAmtJtxuO2uc2JiDCcFHNzwguP/KrepII2J4m:/8bd9jth2uc2M+cza/KSpI9Om

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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Entropy:
7.9286

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file vlc-media-player-2.2.3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.newsendbinaries.com/c?x=Uyz6dBiwN7M3NvFcl8e7dLqoERgGe Pjiavyec2IgGw=&c=2LJ7iSJ7vGuW19kzLBVnHIJp0JgtLmQNu9rTTW3LacRtRvIlulc8v3DOEipOFT9e7PHODSOxbeiv0UT81lte9gzFll4t73jXWuib3BKksIKlBSpBRsuT2JHosjjbXWQrMh9pFYtaR4 0t1kJBF1KCQ3uDzMFancYIjNEdUqH5yp8nwD6l3T/JnxfadamIa7z&e=0&downloadAs=vlc-media-player-2.2.3.exe&fallback_url=http://get.videolan.org/vlc/2.2.3/.../vlc-2.2.3-win64.exe

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