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vlc media player.exe

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:
CONTUMAR EMPRESARIAL S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
068e17dfc962bb83125e273a5a655ac9

SHA-1:
e63fae9028c2fcd88404cf2dc537ec497c8bcfcc

SHA-256:
354fe4acccc348ba482ea39bebe36ebb544bd6556a8aa56723e37d01e54dfdf4

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:
12/25/2024 1:22:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
16.8.6.13

File size:
625.1 KB (640,104 bytes)

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:
Unizeto Technologies S.A.

Valid from:
3/10/2015 12:03:50 PM

Valid to:
3/9/2017 12:03:50 PM

Subject:
E=support@contumar.com, CN=CONTUMAR EMPRESARIAL S.L., O=CONTUMAR EMPRESARIAL S.L., C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Certum Code Signing CA, OU=Certum Certification Authority, O=Unizeto Technologies S.A., C=PL

Serial number:
2190367D35CCCBC5D3520A1AF30C9575

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/14/2015 5:50:15 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NwBMAQP/qez2dZp8HGnJEQNimrOEttDjWBft3T78UF3TjAdc:NkMAQPlWZp8HGKeFr6ftjIwTjAq

Entry address:
0xF23C

Entry point:
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Code size:
109.5 KB (112,128 bytes)

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

http://get.dubdownmanage.com/sb/n/.../VLC Media Player.exe

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