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vlc-setup-win8.exe

Program Application

MaxPlatform (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application vlc-setup-win8.exe, “Program Application Setup ” by MaxPlatform (New Media Holdings) 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. 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:
Internet Software   (signed by MaxPlatform (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Program Application

Description:
Program Application Setup

Version:
3.4.2.5

MD5:
8b1e9238b09c70d1be5e7941850353c4

SHA-1:
aaf3dbab4b18a1484d56f9d488de9cb8b10ed1ab

SHA-256:
aaee9ddca8e45ca5f0f249955846acd8102e91018e2d29f3be604c7ff9c38a40

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:
11/5/2024 5:40:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.20.0

File size:
985.8 KB (1,009,432 bytes)

Product version:
3.3

Copyright:
Application Installer

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-setup-win8.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MaxPlatform (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/26/2015 2:36:23 PM

Valid to:
5/26/2016 2:36:23 PM

Subject:
CN=MaxPlatform (New Media Holdings Ltd), O=MaxPlatform (New Media Holdings Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
112123729F758781FB241170374BCE1C3150

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:qpSKzZAQO6Mje1Lkb/HNcdQbFId+jA0dUYy5jnk2s8TzZtgvB:qpNkHSkb/LbFHjbq5jbskUv

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file vlc-setup-win8.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.dlsignapps.com/c?x=gNJeKHuhUHE6lUmHogk6TGTAHwuzJgynEzYrucmqznY=&c=q40L1UYw8Gco4pKTustgJcNZau4JC AUPoNg3A68/g5EUkemLkOe/594U2INoUZALPZkMAN/eZWJRxZh9DGCCelwar5RRzdkUXgQpipwT/P4klV8YTB/uNP9QiDgBvAhJQx8vJST/oIpUncYa7n70A==&downloadAs=vlc-setup-win8.exe&fallback_url=http://www.freedownloadpc.com/vlc-media-player/.../start.php

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