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

Lite Software Application

Bibado Investments, S.L.

The application vlc-media-player-for-mac-2.4.1.exe, “Lite Software Application Setup ” by Bibado Investments, S.L 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 Bibado Downloader 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:
Bibado Investments, S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Lite Software Application

Description:
Lite Software Application Setup

MD5:
75978db3b89797a7be42af9b16dfe146

SHA-1:
e60adce1f8a5590e319f71dd06f0ee4417ae6e94

SHA-256:
2afb6a5491f7f767302d222f878da6df04ff1de9a5b108af06bebdd55b133f52

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:
1/15/2025 11:58:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bibado.BibadoInvestments.Bundler (M)
16.2.17.13

File size:
995.3 KB (1,019,184 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.9

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Bibado Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-media-player-for-mac-2.4.1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bibado Investments, S.L.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/12/2016 5:57:03 AM

Valid to:
4/2/2017 2:32:01 AM

Subject:
CN="Bibado Investments, S.L.", O="Bibado Investments, S.L.", L=Alcorcon, C=ES

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

Serial number:
1121212301396FAE08B19C17F8D9578163C9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:opR/ZN8yI5TULugXdDk9c1tnMrQJoM2xVXvUtdalf7:o7r8xSSc1tMzx1oda

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:
7.9279

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.metadownloadapp.com/c?x=6hOfrTWkQOO/ IAUVeiuCCzPk3jkLV6JWCsWti7sziM=&c=eFrrnnBYJz0NN 71/MSqn7kjh7rKb6CZSmDHd0LhwMmJItQvXoCJnAnDsQqMBsSsVU61C9mIyZQGtdyqAIUQqIIwwQnGYAQBlVFexbCT3fff2pmZ9gIeLSeEY0W56E I&downloadAs=vlc-media-player-for-mac-2.4.1.exe&fallback_url=https://itunes.apple.com/app/.../id650377962

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