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vlc player.exe

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click trust opT

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 click trust opT 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the VideoLAN VLC media player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
click trust opT  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
5d3aa48280a9e050292e011148aff8a7

SHA-1:
b5c0bc5f90da643544570f0ddf0aac3c3b1e273e

SHA-256:
73e301d30c39e05aeea6f3ff1597b23153eedbac9e3e4f59cdb9e9e7dc1a643a

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 1:42:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.11.9.0

File size:
1.1 MB (1,160,600 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar17-225352-62265d22-bf01-42ac-91ea-a30eec934f8b.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
click trust opT

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/16/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/28/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=click trust opT, O=click trust opT, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
2DED1B7D5C81898CA25652B6EF8A0EE1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/17/2015 11:53:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CMiy4IadS4ms5I6e66fEheKhDsRN6SC/YlYI+LgaYrISOl+WXJQyd5VWukSpX+CJ:CbSaE4mvt/Sg6slYI+Lu5Odl/tIT+

Entry address:
0x75F3E

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

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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