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vlc-player.exe

Rubira

Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application vlc-player.exe, “Rubira Setup ” by Quality Install (Alpha Criteria) 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 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:

vlc-player.exe

Publisher:

Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.) (signed and verified)

Product:

Rubira

Description:

Rubira Setup

Version:

3.6.4.5

MD5:

a2f111dfef94fa623cdc9803c5443492

SHA-1:

6fdf85445768a6fa428dd54e754000a4dc02bd25

SHA-256:

664b6cba0b9027fc78426d631e42c6254f606e80f9088130311318246e932739

Scanner detections:

1 / 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:

12/28/2024 4:51:36 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)

16.7.8.1

File size:

1011 KB (1,035,280 bytes)

Product version:

1.6

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\vlc-player.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

1/6/2016 1:14:15 PM

Valid to:

8/4/2016 3:59:05 PM

Subject:

CN=Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

1121BA484E4C31175E4A844ED055428DEC42

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:uifk0su4mZWcj82/3pYRA0FRfXVOs8OMBTlP0QjcpMXVJo:PpZWcjz/90UWGpf

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:

7.9246

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file vlc-player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.appsworlddelivery.com/c?x=PmZg9dmpfwaDSJkdO2OYMz7lr3jKOrAY5/D4YjxQQr4=&c=LVSbBDyhBSwYB1 g/uiZapwlfvrnjbeXLJ1iyH1xO1YTC9/l3lekek0VtVtsutz3HZ8LLdkrYnONeKSI7WuRodViyr2/M0RFWxF2D FeQH/1YQAidh3hDQXox9wKWR0s&downloadAs=VLC-Player.exe&fallback_url=http://softdownload4.com/s4m/.../vlc-2.2.2-win32.exe

http://www.appsworlddelivery.com/c?x=ztenIzhFr26tEU wJhTPVw6bJroBFaBgy Ru9Xel06U=&c=3XKK2EKdhRhlIeGHgIXbUBP7a5ZGlk sdGN6OEaV9auOr MFEsveeyeBzNTjRhx06zrL4cL5JUSiAwosD36TBNCZZOENJgzgS4FRaeH /k6k6N8dugbKE1MQLsKcnJGV&downloadAs=VLC-Player.exe&fallback_url=http://softdownload4.com/s4m/.../vlc-2.2.2-win32.exe

http://www.appsworlddelivery.com/c?x=guoQ7Wq1c0YsRRYGbDAmAp6RyhxyuaL7JNX2jR2ahdY=&c=SvCm7Wb S8jrToER4 prXO5yivwu26tDXz2OVCskJuCDbUwD4nllrMKwhEIjst5AWvHfomOqqB7ts4zFHLa1vnbyuaroueZ0WeixkplJVXMH 60yPiIg0iGaTH2DWE67&downloadAs=VLC-Player.exe&fallback_url=http://softdownload4.com/s4m/.../vlc-2.2.2-win32.exe

http://www.appsworlddelivery.com/c?x=Szyk6Y3aCZytaIZiIQrCLriHN9ZO3KyvenonbEBk1lo=&c=C0b82uoyRiGjy245fR aoOLM2X4yjex RSouKEEAcBt8urHbMkjWm/gsimSe/70mH9yHQaOOhk0vDuLZAgHaoQcB9Dy3KVgzPIa48y438tHJ0NSSkHPok4uv1mpae78i&downloadAs=VLC-Player.exe&fallback_url=http://softdownload4.com/s4m/.../vlc-2.2.2-win32.exe

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