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vlc-setup.exe

Quick Downloader

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application vlc-setup.exe by Quick Downloader has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Quick Downloader 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:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4bba2feed3c1901a64b311dc2e965df1

SHA-1:
636ac9dd257acb1e5d163ea9c3fd8240fd820d73

SHA-256:
fb8b7d0d5ef518aa99879db969bc6879d2ecce32dc4c9c21497eabe71f2d3394

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
11/16/2024 2:58:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:OutBrowse-CH [PUP]
160708-3

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.133
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.225.1055.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.QuickDow.Bundler (M)
16.7.11.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
50516

File size:
667.1 KB (683,104 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Quick Downloader (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/8/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/8/2014 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET=96 Jessie st, STREET=4th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00886E74060345A7D9DD833C2ADF305E49

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):
12288:CyMJfsGVdeT24/Lod3hyH2eRrRqydkVIQVN0UGdlc/Bxnuat:CyMJfsAQ24/Lod30rRqyaPVN1djzt

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://downloads.downloadster.org/download.php?id=c46f13b6756196c8032316f93822e73129004893&z=0&p=eyJweSI6ImRvIiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6Im5sIiwibyI6IndpbnYiLCJiIjoiY2gzMSIsInVfaWQiOiJkb181MjkyNjY2ZDc2YThjOC4xNDIzNjQ0Ny5hZTQzMzgzNjcwZjBhYTQ3N2EzMjkwOWY1NDNjMGFlMyIsInBhX2lkIjoiMCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMzg5IiwidHMiOjEzODUzMjYxODksImt3Ijoid2luZG93cyBtZWRpYSBhdmkgcGxheWVyIiwiY3UiOiJ3aW5kb3dzIG1lZGlhIGF2aSBwbGF5ZXIiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0=

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