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vlc-media-player-for-mac-2.4.1.exe

Hopogeru

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-for-mac-2.4.1.exe, “Hopogeru 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. 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:
Nedak   (signed by Destiny Dream S.A.)

Product:
Hopogeru

Description:
Hopogeru Setup

Version:
4.7.5.3

MD5:
1e9685d3ac1b543538549e6ab38d2b1d

SHA-1:
d4ed097e6a4389a3a1232e18e7692804fa28aced

SHA-256:
9fdc22af9b473d1d39d6ef4288250815f2bccade060c1558b2b3501b81b4d3a8

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:
11/15/2024 2:38:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DestinyD.Installer (M)
16.4.2.1

File size:
1 MB (1,076,112 bytes)

Product version:
4.5

Copyright:
Lite

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\vlc-media-player-for-mac-2.4.1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Destiny Dream S.A.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 6:25:11 PM

Valid to:
10/2/2016 7:06:18 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 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:INNS9iiH//VgVWKXL3q4cWN89yEqUvA9Ja8C:IXSoif6VWKUWN89b49M8C

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.9108

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file vlc-media-player-for-mac-2.4.1.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.nowbundletowers.com/c?x=XZIzKYBBlk8hofDPMsBWUqvXfDg2t pwvf8I46BK3TQ=&c=yntUZtI5QL1UAMjQ9AFFVltMSm94iFNxqPMRbR36KcTRpwXCOLx/PUBiV6PYd1eMQilOZFX3yidADr68hJyNYlB9OfbhvzUIaOrzs/aYubujPLn5QH19 xWB3WU9cT3z&downloadAs=vlc-media-player-for-mac-2.4.1.exe&fallback_url=https://itunes.apple.com/app/.../id650377962

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