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vlc-media-player.exe

Program Setup

PremiumBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application vlc-media-player.exe by PremiumBeam (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. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from tmpfile3721.s3.amazonaws.com and multiple other hosts.

File name:

Publisher:

SecuredDownload (signed by PremiumBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:

Program Setup

Version:

1.0.5.a0.1_54528

MD5:

50389fdd99e75cfd59971413f3e60f5a

SHA-1:

ac94e9a52dec408530754cfcbcd2409e4c54b9c3

SHA-256:

dfed2b1244a167cdab7dd29b5a1a16a7a81b0a913d9597712f2dbd72438e7883

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:

12/27/2024 9:19:11 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)

16.4.2.19

File size:

986 KB (1,009,616 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.5.a0.1_54528

SecuredDownload

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:

PremiumBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/17/2015 7:52:56 PM

Valid to:

4/22/2016 7:45:10 PM

Subject:

CN=PremiumBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=PremiumBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

11218E8F84D2C9611A0D9227D7A1EEA68998

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:UioEwJbDOdoFy35fcFbTUCDivB3UXS6z+HyDE:UoADOdoFlTkvBEXS6e9

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:

7.9161

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

https://tmpfile3721.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/6284/.../vlc-media-player.exe

https://tmpfile3728.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/21551/.../vlc-media-player.exe

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