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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:
b13d780322056626d5c320d65366bd39

SHA-1:
edc859607aa2b1a797e44da11f214291742ca3f9

SHA-256:
ac2d9ce7517998d8bd87be6997a710491b0b46b7b7318471ade44937227c484c

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 5:52:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
15.11.17.9

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}\downloads\vlc-setup.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/25/2015 6:42:13 AM

Valid to:
5/25/2016 6:42:13 AM

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:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:41ao+Zi0WP7n6JwfhX6WFrPRtWrqxtEZyFX:4QrZiZP7nyw5KCbwqxtEk

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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Entropy:
7.9170

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=3lpmVvnvRL7WG6Jrd1Hj/JdgsSFvQ2Uu48FHNHA2xYI=&c=4Tj5pLO9No BoM2pQyqvZTSy6vb/D0TZXMX4qo20plCw9eD41pIVNODTcsaO3FmsP5 GorHD8iHQnLdPUNwNfq7MArA6K6pgOVyqKUeOa8UMa4T9OivagJ7PxVvEO3unRGGjgV25yENqfnKXZ8dOOQ==&downloadAs=vlc-setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.freedownloadpc.com/vlcmediaplayer/.../start.php

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