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vlc-setup.exe

Software program

AgileMax (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application vlc-setup.exe, “Software program Setup ” by AgileMax (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:
Prog Web   (signed by AgileMax (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Software program

Description:
Software program Setup

Version:
4.5.3.2

MD5:
338c05682a341d34fafa05715a3177a8

SHA-1:
10deed58a69b32ba99a2c099b226c126ade5600b

SHA-256:
d3d79478b81e5cf61b5787ee2d7426e23b6f231c7f258ac4e3fda18495962eda

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 5:44:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
15.12.15.11

File size:
971.3 KB (994,568 bytes)

Product version:
2.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AgileMax (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/30/2015 8:53:45 AM

Valid to:
10/30/2016 8:53:45 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121497EEC6A49D1D720AD64A86BB34343A3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Si2L7Pt7E+Qn72vKB+Hjul0sdBXMzZuD3rMJI6iI9A26chIvRfk4Wf:SiadrQivKBCjRs3MNuD3rMJhychIa/f

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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Entropy:
7.9160

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.dlsignapps.com/c?x=MyNAoQOsS5uNtJqBNXT bmaeagYaABHY G6AC qa1sc=&c=wfJcZvSyyKUmoBzXjf 8woJF64UNDBKLqYSOxkfbh0cZT3UtXjKo0DKZSEtia15hmqAPgANIC2 EPRtZA2s5Zcwc76VzqSuXB2apyAKfPdzb/0FdM2gz3vVJYDQBsqBio 2zY/mVSz3Dh3wGba6RDw==&downloadAs=vlc-setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.freedownloadpc.com/vlcmediaplayer/.../start.php

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