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vlc-updater.exe

Frank Bohling

The application vlc-updater.exe, “Update-Download-Tool” by Frank Bohling has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘VLC Updater’. This file is typically installed with the program VLC Updater.
Publisher:
Frank Bohling  (signed and verified)

Description:
Update-Download-Tool

Version:
2. 4. 440. 0

MD5:
6e5e2ef142a16519555ec00cec282c0a

SHA-1:
675b9a1620b1cfaeb05c011f527a05704c6a2e8f

SHA-256:
636828b64f46e67291144ba35220971daac493edf900e071ab7179e02c09171c

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.

Analysis date:
11/28/2024 1:53:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.2.23.1

File size:
352.3 KB (360,776 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.440

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2005-15

Original file name:
Setup.EXE

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
German (Germany)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\vlc updater\vlc-updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Frank Bohling

Authority:
StartCom Ltd.

Valid from:
4/21/2016 2:15:33 AM

Valid to:
4/21/2018 2:15:33 AM

Subject:
CN=Frank Bohling, O=Frank Bohling, L=Verden, S=Niedersachsen, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=StartCom Class 2 Object CA, OU=StartCom Certification Authority, O=StartCom Ltd., C=IL

Serial number:
4713945366E8C4F8C2DFCED861E76B97

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/21/2015 4:30:02 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x27540

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 00, 42, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, FE, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
32 KB (32,768 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
VLC Updater

Command:
C:\Program Files\vlc updater\vlc-updater.exe \silent \wait 120


The file vlc-updater.exe has been discovered within the following program.

VLC Updater  by VLC Updater
www.vlc-updater.de
About 3% of users remove it
 
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