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Setup Alpha ((New Media Holdings Ltd)

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

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

MD5:
bd58d2ec7df8a570d7d1395aa05b92e0

SHA-1:
9121658763551d781718c78954a24147ea021f2f

SHA-256:
ce71817081fe703a3d7a8ff8cacc894bcb5bf046429db263d025eccd403d7cb3

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 5:58:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.14.2

File size:
974.2 KB (997,616 bytes)

Product version:
2.3

Copyright:
Software Internet Application

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.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Setup Alpha ((New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/25/2015 1:42:13 PM

Valid to:
5/25/2016 1:42:13 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121454798D68D810877E65AC3CBA272CC22

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:w1ao+Zi0WP7n6JwfhX6WFrPRtWrqxtEZyFX:wQrZiZP7nyw5KCbwqxtEk

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.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.dlsignapps.com/c?x=QqwAB8uMmikGQgDZdWhp232aoptBVkalr2EZgnamO3c=&c=Sb5isIaSybAuHbFKAx0KMEJEQ0Nq4HjEdmZ1tAJHpMVBs3WwuThJPUovS UnBs4oqh9LhcnDhzizr1bK599Qvs CLY3Uzw7CQjs N4IugBc8a9r4hDr/RO5YC/PWGiU3KT9Klb4Bjb4yUMiMwmEUIg==&downloadAs=vlc-setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.freedownloadpc.com/vlc-media-player/.../start.php

http://www.dlsignapps.com/c?x=66U8EJwkfVLUXn8Wmr4r5/AA9JxT7WeF 4rR/rqjuD8=&c=uvCAbjXCRs08YV8TKjsv/Rvl7HjS1hlMoTXKVM3EpHOyOTZvyAGcmKUQSlvEi8FkG89sla53g2TrFBVupibRUj9Z3jY3DC/3rVZaGUcKS0hUG0QhINDGyxQEqSAn2IwxiIlqwIA0pmt1IDOqnSA26g==&downloadAs=vlc-setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.freedownloadpc.com/vlc-media-player/.../start.php

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