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vlc-setup.exe

Quick Downloader

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application vlc-setup.exe by Quick Downloader has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Quick Downloader installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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.
Publisher:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
97aff93a44c995a911befcec8bc65ee0

SHA-1:
f7f2d309483034f1bf9e97e84137b34497c9ee58

SHA-256:
7aebfdc1a938b324b8a59e3a1882d6bc6ab66b404ccc90965770f0a97172108c

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
11/16/2024 3:03:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:OutBrowse-CH [PUP]
160518-2

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.225.919.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.QuickDow.Bundler (M)
16.7.9.16

File size:
667.1 KB (683,104 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Quick Downloader (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/8/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/8/2014 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET=96 Jessie st, STREET=4th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00886E74060345A7D9DD833C2ADF305E49

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):
12288:CyMJfsGVdeT24/Lod3hyH2eRrRqydkVIQVN0UGdlc/Bxnuat:CyMJfsAQ24/Lod30rRqyaPVN1djzt

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://downloads.downloadster.org/download.php?id=c46f13b6756196c8032316f93822e73129004893&z=0&p=eyJweSI6ImRvIiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6ImZyIiwibyI6IndpbjciLCJiIjoiY2gzMSIsInVfaWQiOiJkb181MjkyMzExOWNmMjY1NS40NjExNjM4NS5jODlmOTIzZDVlZTM1ZDcwN2ZkMzg4NWU0YzliMzg4NSIsInBhX2lkIjoiMCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMzg2IiwidHMiOjEzODUzMTI1MzgsImt3IjoidmxjIG1lZGlhIHBsYXllciIsImN1IjoidmxjIG1lZGlhIHBsYXllciIsImNhIjpudWxsfQ==

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