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vlc media player.exe

XLII-II cattus laceratio

Contumar Empresarial s.l.

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 Contumar Empresarial s.l 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:
lues surculus timeo  (signed by Contumar Empresarial s.l.)

Product:
XLII-II cattus laceratio

Description:
sitis

Version:
28.38.0.87

MD5:
2279028117972b32dfed00825bca6aba

SHA-1:
c71b2c0d05a1cc733a365bfe1e720ba11240f6f3

SHA-256:
42ca273f257e71b1c1f4d8c2ce53cee415f854ca65914743cbfa284c6ab70c72

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 7:29:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.Contumar (M)
16.6.9.15

File size:
537.1 KB (549,984 bytes)

Product version:
6.51.60.10

Copyright:
Copyright 2014 vespillo

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Contumar Empresarial s.l.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/24/2014 12:00:25 PM

Valid to:
9/24/2016 12:00:25 PM

Subject:
CN=Contumar Empresarial s.l., O=Contumar Empresarial s.l., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
112158AB0707634F982D0ADC1639CF4858BE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/16/2014 5:17:44 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:HDkQt8yyLhTQGd+eF+5ZEXyHR3vI4lCqTmKc/L0Z5ZlGR:HDkQtchTZfvCHZv+KML0rC

Entry address:
0xDEDC

Entry point:
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Code size:
113.5 KB (116,224 bytes)

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

http://ovalfile.com/n/3.1.42/.../VLC Media Player.exe

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