» vlc-media-player.exe
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vlc-media-player.exe

Installer

Advertiso GmbH

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 Setup ” by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Advertiso GmbH (signed and verified)

Product:

Installer

Description:

Installer Setup

Version:

5.7.1.2

MD5:

2d6762099ab097d51ebfe69ec4156f6d

SHA-1:

cac29c1a9f8df3acc09142cd0d4276d6b6d97340

SHA-256:

9374f7c0f5897ef6b0bcfcb4d4d5cc7aed45f2c0feb92bfe18910c6caa72d279

Scanner detections:

11 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:

11/24/2024 4:22:52 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

PUA/InstallCore.IG

8.3.1.6

AVG

Generic

2017.0.2840

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web

Trojan.InstallCore.53

9.0.1.039

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.YV potentially unwanted application

10.7.0.302.0

G Data

Win32.Application.InstallCore.EG

16.2.25

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.205.16237

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A

v2016.02.08.10

Reason Heuristics

PUP.installCore.Advertiso.Installer (M)

16.2.8.10

Vba32 AntiVirus

Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen

3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

40828

File size:

952.4 KB (975,304 bytes)

Product version:

5.7

Internet App

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:

Advertiso GmbH

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/30/2015 3:39:23 AM

Valid to:

12/30/2016 3:39:23 AM

Subject:

CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

11218076537D25662FA013A20AD703FFB76D

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:NJ89hAyiQBn/c3ICx5yVm4BOEv2BQ4GFO4vJwnTP:NMhXiQJ/c4jIzhBQ4GFz8j

Entry address:

0xA5F8

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.9310

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

https://tmpfile1005.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/203/.../vlc-media-player.exe

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