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vlc setup.exe

Fomemarep

Download Helper

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, “Fomemarep Setup ” by Download Helper 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 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.
Publisher:
Download Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
Fomemarep

Description:
Fomemarep Setup

Version:
4.8.1.4

MD5:
61a6ff92d7fc4bf3a8a7f9e857e76e7e

SHA-1:
97079431bd995b6706eb3c1a8d1eeb456ba6eddb

SHA-256:
61b48b0b268a99d122dcbd3f63fb8e9409f4dae0a236dc4249e8c134db0ba907

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:
11/27/2024 1:26:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
16.7.30.7

File size:
969.5 KB (992,728 bytes)

Product version:
3.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Helper

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/14/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/13/2017 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Helper, OU=IT, O=Download Helper, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
043093FC7662FF9C3666898F0BA7036B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:FnxlDJs+84vaHf+T/9t164WT+DF4SYfF0c0XVM5:FnPt1va+t0jSYfn0l

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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

http://everydownload.net/downloads/br/vlc/windows/.../?post_id=7954&sid=12511456

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