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vlc media player.exe

Installer Program Internet

Downloads Manager Ltd

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.exe, “Installer Program Internet Setup ” by Downloads Manager 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:
Downloads Manager Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer Program Internet

Description:
Installer Program Internet Setup

MD5:
9be41512c3a7aed5973d4015a84897a1

SHA-1:
5b540437e5c7b86f93cc9e9ce99f7f6fca7bc3df

SHA-256:
e5e4bdae83d48392b257b46559adb9f603eab8c1694a6e3ace2ecf2c17ab7707

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 5:41:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.10.21.9

File size:
747.4 KB (765,312 bytes)

Product version:
5.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Downloads Manager Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/16/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/17/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Downloads Manager Ltd, O=Downloads Manager Ltd, STREET=Level 27 PWC Tower 188 Quay St, L=Auckland City, S=Auckland, PostalCode=1010, C=NZ

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
5E4DA60FFC5160823A52FCFF2AC150A9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TVLdpfKf0ZT8ElmrTMmnfk0rEVPKQZBAJvh+lFOR9r+wRufiUcbCO9n2Mk0LX:TVdJ0Y4Emfk0oFKQZAh2Fy+Lcb39IG

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:
7.8902

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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