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Rutubo

AVSoftware Ltd

The application vlc-media-player.exe, “Rutubo Setup ” by AVSoftware has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.ilsimo.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Dom   (signed by AVSoftware Ltd)

Product:
Rutubo

Description:
Rutubo Setup

Version:
5.0.2.1

MD5:
179a494fdc2dd94025f09fa5b4f44fd5

SHA-1:
202ed6884e879b627597926e5f0b3933340005bc

SHA-256:
d796cc4da4c45323ca5310eba39177ae75a3ca7e9aa73e10f6749c72988205e5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 10:20:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AVSoftwa.Installer (M)
16.5.10.23

File size:
968.8 KB (992,064 bytes)

Product version:
2.3.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\vlc-media-player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVSoftware Ltd

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/31/2015 5:55:52 PM

Valid to:
12/31/2016 5:55:52 PM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware Ltd, O=AVSoftware Ltd, L=Sofia, C=BG

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

Serial number:
112134814B6C56AF7047C195AE1D737EC185

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:L6WsEh1GXeQO2Our4MkO6H12ro8JG8Gf5l1nRobv:Wch10ZO2OuUu6H0rowyfD0

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9332

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file vlc-media-player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://download.ilsimo.com/VLC-Media-Player.exe

http://www.metabulkuniverse.com/c?x=cT IchCia0iaXEoQjFgkqtE55TRf3m7kScGTE9JTazg=&c=zlj5lQNKAQA 75xpN0rrNyLrVa9 UAa1KGvTpgBnkdOk EhnnslHC4YX dWFzNmB54n5JvaxKW9RCvxgUmfDo8MSd25DdW oRpT8AKNqhjetiAbH 3Ny/HuHXZ3vaQl0&downloadAs=VLC-Media-Player.exe&fallback_url=https://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.1/.../vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe

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