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vlc-media-player.exe

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Gapa

The application vlc-media-player.exe, “Repo Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Gapa

Product:
Repo

Description:
Repo Setup

Version:
4.3.2.3

MD5:
09f6a7d1423be2f07f04e6c98ace8248

SHA-1:
e9ae6de57b276c22bacc3ec047d76a65996efb32

SHA-256:
6db226e28593b5999284323e3b89b6411089e02266fdb3323cc34a5906df190d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
11/28/2024 3:40:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.RE11 (M)
16.5.7.9

File size:
966.3 KB (989,477 bytes)

Product version:
3.5

Copyright:
program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\vlc-media-player.exe

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:z9VMEYVNq8ncGQ6sULZT+UmauzM0yPshaGK:zzzYbq8nSDKh+9auzM0yPJGK

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...
 
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Entropy:
7.9323

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.

http://www.safesoftwarebits.com/c?x=48XNF4nSl gnMv8xE8lmY6uMgNdyXyjpZ4brLZLaO80=&c=JXI7fTGQWaZ/Sck8/5FkvOvPiKO/8a7l3FwxWmrI1KFpJCOGcDHvLSQ67O2IARHuAwlBTFOjmY nTbdyOuSGpuUlfaJPEZOKaRlQ0FLcd1tYfhm4SwH/2tXtrUsErMdG&downloadAs=VLC-Media-Player.exe&fallback_url=https://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.1/.../vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe

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