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vlc media player.exe

Delimax Concept

This belongs to a Solimba product that may be bundled with additional PUPs or may be part of an ad-supported software program. The application vlc media player.exe by Delimax Concept 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 Solimba DownloadMR installer. It uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Delimax Concept  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c7a204502acdd99eaf5b411f5cf1b057

SHA-1:
524d9851e9bb0553759c14339f7f63e0d18792a7

SHA-256:
ad42ce24c556f1aeb1a34054399f00f362451466efe8327db0e813ba06ecb627

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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:
11/9/2024 1:09:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.DelimaxC (M)
16.7.9.1

File size:
556.2 KB (569,552 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Delimax Concept

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/23/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/23/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Delimax Concept, O=Delimax Concept, L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
069CC4A932F0EBBF4CDE6CBB8C7AAD67

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/23/2014 7:27:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:k70D2C9idToKbjdvL+0HYKEdyoMOaq8S5kb4e/929Avx+j2mlb9RGpCaQK:k70D25dTdvL7HRoMOaq8SdeVUj2U2/9

Entry address:
0xD44C

Entry point:
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Code size:
111 KB (113,664 bytes)

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

http://mintfolder.com/n/3.2.52/.../VLC Media Player.exe

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