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vlc player.exe

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safe dOwnloAd Gtl

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 safe dOwnloAd Gtl 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:
safe dOwnloAd Gtl  (signed and verified)

Product:
File

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
ce725b85d00dd1a2ecbaa7883264ce34

SHA-1:
cb6b7aa48e9da6581c0a6de333a63940d19fbf41

SHA-256:
dadea48ea02cdfc6c18620ff6333013b483958411535ce71176f02f7f75e88af

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:
12/28/2024 1:07:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
17.1.25.13

File size:
1.1 MB (1,101,272 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
File

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Apr06-195642-c1910e70-8c1c-4b89-bcdd-82a410bba0b2.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:
safe dOwnloAd Gtl

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/5/2015 2:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=safe dOwnloAd Gtl, O=safe dOwnloAd Gtl, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
29ACBBDA64644B8C4A8A3F9AA58C56C2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/6/2015 9:56:42 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://get.up1209.info/1428350203/1428350203/.../JGlkX3NcaR5lXmtnNiokdGBnNS4hX2U2X2NuKy4

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