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NewDownInstaller

QUALITY SCORE SL

The application vlc-media-player.exe by QUALITY SCORE SL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.softmillon.com.
Publisher:
QUALITY SCORE SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
NewDownInstaller

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
7cdb054a2ae4e5f28bec825748bd68d5

SHA-1:
efbdea83b078301d341c11c8c40e40b11bbade34

SHA-256:
dde20af6fb8c3a595a76bc1d55c634887415f343cd1a31a6634e4a99d9876731

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 8:33:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.QUALITYSCORE.Installer (M)
15.9.25.17

File size:
2.4 MB (2,471,616 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013

Original file name:
NewDownInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
QUALITY SCORE SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/2/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/3/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=QUALITY SCORE SL, O=QUALITY SCORE SL, STREET=CALLE SERRANO 213, L=MADRID, S=MADRID, PostalCode=28016, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
4AB0F061E1C305B4B31A8ACE3AEA2E01

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/3/2014 2:09:01 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:kfbCIDIYvIpOP9zqfj5EFXjU+ENvIpOrv5aWhtojlDn3YQoKRcuY:+bvkwIcFzqflsA+OIc755hiPY

Entry address:
0x2485DE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 04, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 80, 0E, 00, 00, 00, 50, 00, 00, 80, 10, 00, 00, 00, 68, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 98, 00, 00, 80, 03, 00, 00, 00, B0, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
2.3 MB (2,385,408 bytes)

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

http://www.softmillon.com/down.php

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