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vlc-setup.exe

VLC Media Player

Download Assistant

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application vlc-setup.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager 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.

File name:

vlc-setup.exe

Publisher:

Download Assistant (signed and verified)

Product:

VLC Media Player

Version:

3.0.0.88

MD5:

8e11d8ae1333a0b0b9690280967d078c

SHA-1:

090a63a958ca454af6f05cc7e0caa1f731583e5f

SHA-256:

ef61c45c2b422b46a9aaf15fd4bb77683e75158f541414d1c2b178f8b89e26b7

Scanner detections:

11 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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 12:02:54 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.Bundler

2015.03.22

Avira AntiVirus

TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen

7.11.219.10

avast!

Win32:Adware-CKC [PUP]

150319-1

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web

Trojan.Vittalia.30

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.DownloadHelper.dpgylc

0.30.8.659

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Bundler.Air Software

15.3.21.21

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48

23.00.65.15319

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782985

38552

File size:

844.7 KB (864,944 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.0.88

Original file name:

vlc-setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Assistant

Authority:

Symantec Corporation

Valid from:

2/15/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

2/16/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:

3784E4CAC60231ED82FD7E8E845E8CE3

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/19/2015 9:46:03 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:1GskWo7pK+374QSXK1U7QfYMj7bgahjH7AXt5Lq3bd:ghWB+r4QZU7IbgcH721q3bd

Entry address:

0x126A

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 90, 47, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.0603

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

478.5 KB (489,984 bytes)

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

http://ai.direct-software.com/v2/click/e8140f5a/?d=http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/.../2.1.5/win32/vlc-2.1.5-win32.exe&key=1663117552746abbf41d88b9cbb2c1098df6f36b150e3a8c1f2dac40ea49f1de&sid=VLC&uid=Google&affiliate_image=http://www.direct-software.com/images/.../40x40-VLC.png&product_image=http://www.direct-software.com/images/.../325x85-VLC.png&n=VLC Media Player&filename=vlc-setup

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