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vlc media player.exe

Vid Play

The application vlc media player.exe by Vid Play has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Vid Play  (signed and verified)

MD5:
abfc9d8636926094892678c7560b5a63

SHA-1:
b135f70eb16d5271f66880f7c86a8deadc84fe06

SHA-256:
15b7b8198f903febf6c0bd5d91cfacc5a64af2fcb428c65696b6e3175ee6ba7d

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 5:25:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
5544653

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Outbrowse.Gen
8.3.1.6

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
150521-0

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader.DFT
2014.0.4311

Bitdefender
MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
1.0.20.720

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AltBrowse.HY
22236

Dr.Web
Trojan.OutBrowse.81
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BU potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
5/24/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-24-05_1

G Data
MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
15.5.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.204.16012

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.05.24.04

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse.e
18.0.204.0

MicroWorld eScan
MemScan:Application.Bundler.JU
16.0.0.432

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dnbbuz
0.30.24.1636

Quick Heal
Adware.NSIS.OutBrowse.A
5.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.Installer.Outborwse
15.5.24.15

Sophos
Generic PUA BC
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_OUTBROWSE
7.2.144

Trend Micro
ADW_OUTBROWSE
10.465.24

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.OutBrowse
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40432

File size:
575.6 KB (589,416 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\vlc media player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Vid Play

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/12/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Vid Play, O=Vid Play, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3ECAB57A2E794BA48B5595D3121D38B9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 5:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CnwEfh7bVUOQhGwo17Dnexw4pUuryCE/0Hxt/A6jnqYBG:CZFuOQhGTAx7PuCE/g/HjnO

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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