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vlc media player setup.exe

Har

INSTALL MANAGER LIMITED

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 setup.exe, “Har Setup ” by INSTALL MANAGER LIMITED 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:
Rasemonada   (signed by INSTALL MANAGER LIMITED)

Product:
Har

Description:
Har Setup

Version:
4.7.3.4

MD5:
a88623792f5e4c16b8ac6ce9dbe9d78f

SHA-1:
85f8aa63b59338a9469c044274af1e92446df563

SHA-256:
22a633a272a6ba00626460d164cd35e8ca6392a8546f84d7d280f58b83bccda6

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/16/2024 12:52:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.3.21

File size:
1016.1 KB (1,040,456 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.7

Copyright:
web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALL MANAGER LIMITED

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/28/2016 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
1/28/2017 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL MANAGER LIMITED, O=INSTALL MANAGER LIMITED, STREET="Level 27, Pwc Tower 188 Quay Street", L=Auckland, S=Auckland, PostalCode=1010, C=NZ

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
009592A0A959B5B7A09737A266B9D98E3E

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):
24576:0ycAEUf8281NYfT6rf13zhw1L99Me9NG9f+UhIcYMfS1Mr:0Z1v1N+4da1h7NG9f+6IcYMfS1Mr

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:
7.9143

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file vlc media player setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.2016delivery34.com/c?x=nrOneH7pU A86l1JIwkCLmasDoTa BK055brzUqT0P4=&c=pA yR4jMI0XSzlGEx1CIrV6CEPfxpqfV3taOsMQTUjoBqMGiifSEuXg74fRX2TYjSh8MF6KcR0ADSnTDcabI9XK4V5rE6hftWNhgpyASN0orw Aa pQ9CPXph39f2VWquMTJd77ZzHQ6lt1o6YQ7W77rRJu/7MbR54Ancf3MgnkE2rEDNprYdu4EKELcb3ZG&e=0&downloadAs=VLC Media Player Setup.exe&fallback_url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/.../vlc-2.1.5-win32.exe

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