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Dob

Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application vlc-player.exe, “Dob 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.
Publisher:
Pofih   (signed by Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Dob

Description:
Dob Setup

MD5:
0f3e1990319b11d69e8f9c8c22564c97

SHA-1:
efefa5420ecc951d5ee9dad5f1f3ea7e17eedd62

SHA-256:
d200d6159a9584b021e94988f8813241ed0480ff12cf1a5fd549cbcdede3d1b3

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:
12/26/2024 7:34:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.7.4.10

File size:
995.8 KB (1,019,672 bytes)

Product version:
5.6.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/6/2016 6:14:15 AM

Valid to:
8/4/2016 8:59:05 AM

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 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:z8RGd8NZW4pRvmrzNd1PQDw2dRxOrKamFs6tke:zmfg+RQNLQdOr8V

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9294

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file vlc-player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.downloadclearbest.com/c?x=mW/0akM/FQfuPZL8mEigT0d/UL/HRWb7Rlw5mHjl2tA=&c=dCbtkHOlrSIOic8PFx7rJCxbnk1wT2HTF2rCOLf4AdgeuLrvatEAgZL8cTFcCL bmb/O3GG/toOAhTSkP6uzrx84LqI brP/eYu HqcHuyxYPbnHyInS3sL0EFJulbeXsXC8EeZ3NIb6URDbHDlbz0OQ4fSXHN74BY KPrFNON4=&e=0&downloadAs=VLC-Player.exe&fallback_url=http://softdownload4.com/s4m/.../vlc-2.2.2-win32.exe

http://www.downloadclearbest.com/c?x=sxlkEg/gBErtjLsv1YMZ7gMBFKpsJy1E222rYnf2u78=&c=GATYhcGzuhPAzrYXxDgo5i5nOsldwclvZc/G GnlcbZbeRAFl1V6bd89aUJnIcWaCvUOuq2vf soTqLB JEwI8SR52n80dH/viWMUbP7leunrzUaYW1U3K7btHXiYKKvta3yvSqyTQohTZkUhZCO28OqKjEoAvw9EZPNaw4AR94=&e=0&downloadAs=VLC-Player.exe&fallback_url=http://softdownload4.com/s4m/.../vlc-2.2.2-win32.exe

http://www.downloadclearbest.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