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Ladah

Superb Alpha (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application vlc media player installer.exe, “Ladah Setup ” by Superb Alpha (Fried Cookie) 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
Superb Alpha (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Ladah

Description:
Ladah Setup

Version:
5.1.3.1

MD5:
b1948b065be2e48399ea5e148d0aaf6e

SHA-1:
130d833c4cecf9ed9cf0b079856f8cf872ad22ad

SHA-256:
ecb304242a4172bec711811faeeed1f32e14d754e18e7c9b1c52026f267ffa27

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
11/2/2024 12:40:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.19.2

File size:
1.1 MB (1,113,480 bytes)

Product version:
5.7

Copyright:
Web Lite Program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Superb Alpha (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 1:00:57 PM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 4:48:43 PM

Subject:
CN=Superb Alpha (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Superb Alpha (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
11217F30BAAF40AF8D13BE6DB4153600593E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:9L0BH/iwl6SeF+TJusDI0NPFJ/cj3hxO/QM:9QdiwllTQsDfPF1O3hxmP

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 installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.appsgiftgrab.com/c?x=nFbkquBbFMijHcvqlueKWRniVT0Ji5hu4XQM6GN7Vho=&c=4G4rXJSwRhXMp8P1HeIZXYE7U0/QaUc9T1kyD/MfKE/uYoiY2ntcoZomvJj9vx7JISyIzFYhkVWQmfglNi2LebzDfd/csh3yHU0wbRnc1ZAYIYjHf7OTJ POy8qo5czv&downloadAs=VLC Media Player Installer.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.darwendlmfilesnow.com

http://www.currentbinariescurrent.com/c?x=8e19470h3vjgjCcUh1PSE8watYt8LdOJpsghHTmFsGc=&c=prnybr9hhIc4/yZa6izaboJr/aTKfZW4krWnq9U8j9Je3uUcpFdw3RwWzHbW1aiNVcnj2AXUFTy4MgUqes4wSLq94zWgpvq82T/QztDf8NPKmNGc9JOb78Et/Fd1596X&downloadAs=VLC Media Player Installer.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.darwendlmfilesnow.com

http://www.currentbinariescurrent.com/c?x=FUgOXg5/JB4eEuSsSMdvyd0zC3SOll0pokDHBSEi134=&c=zRwHiakkSlMWfDo14YsHsP9ckFKKK a 5TyLp/bZswcDhg2uD66oqDECdcyewSZN /nHJ2T62PZRiSddXRd405knWVs4OcOoRZyLIWIridgB7q5olo8sbZdHsgfSTmJk&downloadAs=VLC Media Player Installer.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.darwendlmfilesnow.com

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