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vlc-setup.exe

Program Application

MaxPlatform (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application vlc-setup.exe, “Program Application Setup ” by MaxPlatform (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:
Internet Software   (signed by MaxPlatform (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Program Application

Description:
Program Application Setup

Version:
3.4.2.5

MD5:
7a6bc693f2b429ae9c76b9e4878cf18a

SHA-1:
c617c21976082855aaf640049f7d2b406ff449a9

SHA-256:
8479e19a63d7c324e2a5e9afd194d8c51876562f629f7c748cd0c0665a55c0c9

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 5:59:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.20.0

File size:
985.8 KB (1,009,432 bytes)

Product version:
3.3

Copyright:
Application Installer

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:
MaxPlatform (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/26/2015 2:36:23 PM

Valid to:
5/26/2016 2:36:23 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112123729F758781FB241170374BCE1C3150

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:KpSKzZAQO6Mje1Lkb/HNcdQbFId+jA0dUYy5jnk2s8TzZtgvB:KpNkHSkb/LbFHjbq5jbskUv

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 URL.

http://www.dlsignapps.com/c?x=WWXrZeDe5s/70DFNwT6gfvetTmAgM5 ytUjMd0yGDZo=&c=hs5GLzZM9nsqFiXDTPI90vm6NnUomVVERUmcoNP3YBzubJTAU30kXPcTdiyI8vrTZKN iufG0F9XD8B45M9KFqtVs0KMG/rk 2eGC1Th0uPxql3GWK7HFDXv6B1b1viZftQxTBiEq1fZIxWdXnUI8Q==&downloadAs=vlc-setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.freedownloadpc.com/vlc-media-player/.../start.php

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