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ConfIRmed APp nLn

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application vlc player.exe by ConfIRmed APp nLn 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 OutBrowse Revenyou installer. 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.
Publisher:
ConfIRmed APp nLn  (signed and verified)

Product:
File

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
bfde211c65068e1bc42b1d8c793978ae

SHA-1:
0cc84f6bbbf3574ba0241ba2bd2389007d87df5e

SHA-256:
1969ccb2dd7f0e69bf988e1efacdaa8b23d82fb267e0dbddcda9bd8d02e3b17d

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.

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:
11/30/2024 11:35:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
17.3.10.7

File size:
1.1 MB (1,101,808 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
File

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Apr19-161838-17435abc-bcc0-4584-bc43-ba1605053f95.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ConfIRmed APp nLn

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/15/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/27/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ConfIRmed APp nLn, O=ConfIRmed APp nLn, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
204AE003D4A2BCAE8F242B7D61FBF8ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/19/2015 1:18:38 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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

http://getr.0120g.info/.../1429460316/1429460316?45312453937Y2BxNDc7azooMi41LiNjOy4sMCswH2g4Ly8yLywjZToqImtvbmJxXnFlXmZhOFBkcnFrI1x1XnFtaTwpZG9xZyIsXSAvZSMuYWpgb2trbStydWVvYF8rXGQgL2VkcGsiKWNmZW1vbnAhLWNtZl1hamlgbCEtY21pXCEtYzEsLSkyHC9fc2RrMjAhLWNtaVwpLSswLDEodGBrLC4pYndjIl92ZV5mZV5rYGthOFNDQCRsZ154Y24hY2BpXmpcamQ7UkdAIm1lXXRicSRlXmxlOisidWZvOy4

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