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Fasesado

FlashInstall (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application vlc-media-player.exe, “Fasesado Setup ” by FlashInstall (New Media Holdings) 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:
FlashInstall (New Media Holdings Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Fasesado

Description:
Fasesado Setup

Version:
1.3.3.7

MD5:
4f1d8b7f8e5555fe7891f050d2926054

SHA-1:
52134fa295836547de0c42092d7fc8b93a5df8f2

SHA-256:
e2cc5c392ddc0e33d418a98d58a1997bdf0a4011d14acbe4eec96808e947cb0a

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:
12/26/2024 5:26:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
17.3.8.13

File size:
944 KB (966,616 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using 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:
FlashInstall (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/15/2016 5:24:03 PM

Valid to:
6/26/2017 4:56:08 PM

Subject:
CN=FlashInstall (New Media Holdings Ltd), O=FlashInstall (New Media Holdings Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
112198556124C91F26DF4ED058627D50D2D9

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

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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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 URL.

http://www.ranchsignbundle.com/c?x=H04C7KsK oADHsPgBoueJethC0hcGKZ5zvMcldVvMTc=&c=O6byEqCLiZgqfWbLv6bAJuGRym0FtIjDqXLYr6X51ilE6C dipbmZ9rNo0bfORH5VUjtZRSJ0H9xZr7FoEM7akzZePGvjSwcre95/.../404

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