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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 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the VideoLAN VLC media player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.

File name:

vlc-setup.exe

Publisher:

Download Assistant (signed and verified)

Product:

VLC Media Player

Version:

3.0.0.89

MD5:

afafcc4523bae502439443581c4c7ab2

SHA-1:

8376db1db81b845d81040177ff02fc3075ed66cc

SHA-256:

177825de189bc3f1bb711fed934f2f2ab868391221ea7bd19ef437ecb44919da

Scanner detections:

8 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

Description:

This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

11/27/2024 11:13:49 PM UTC (a few moments ago)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen

3.6.1.96

avast!

Win32:Adware-CKC [PUP]

2014.9-150817

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web

Trojan.Vittalia.30

9.0.1.0229

ESET NOD32

Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted (variant)

9.11394

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)

15.8.17.10

Rising Antivirus

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

23.00.65.15815

VIPRE Antivirus

AirInstaller

38870

File size:

956.7 KB (979,632 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.0.89

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:

2/16/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

2/17/2016 1:59:59 AM

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:

3/29/2015 5:53:45 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:COPXemn4iK5a4VTFH5r9981wD9GdJy0Ayvt9p:XPXx4Xa83998149wvt9p

Entry address:

0x126A

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 10, 49, 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:

7.0415

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

574.5 KB (588,288 bytes)

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

http://ai.direct-software.com/v2/click/3y9j1cbc/?sid=VLC&uid=2085&filename=vlc-setup&n=VLC Media Player&d=http://videolan-nyc.defaultroute.com/.../2.1.5/win32/vlc-2.1.5-win32.exe&affiliate_image=http://www.direct-software.com/images/.../40x40-VLC.png&product_image=http://www.direct-software.com/images/.../325x85-VLC.png&key=5b1930b6753730e60b60e882386708546f8722191d0afc7f48fe31d1ba75582d

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