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vlc.exe

App secure LLC

This is the Softpulse installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application vlc.exe by App secure 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 Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. 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:
App secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1dcd8ccc2d53ead4eb97ae6b65b6897b

SHA-1:
89ff8134d5508272775ca58144ebb0bcc69d0b57

SHA-256:
97e7e8bb33f58323d86b19da8248cabf54eebb226207499ca8012d8b15b17ec2

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 '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:
12/28/2024 9:16:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Appsecur.Bundler (M)
16.7.7.9

File size:
499 KB (510,944 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App secure LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2014 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=App secure LLC, O=App secure LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5D0A1845D85007CD040B350F48C5F721

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/6/2015 3:55:25 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:9i/OS7crXTf3eIk46Fn1yr/WR2mev7t6WMxRn8K/j+rEgVHTkqtdulMkAGMi/0BB:uOBXTGIrM1M/WemRnrqaCkAL5DQ8hB

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 1C, 4D, 59, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 88, B6, 69, C4, 2B, 0C, FD, 10, 21, B8, BE, BF, 26, D1, D3, 70, 97, 25, CA, 1D, 4C, B0, C0, DF, 86, 2B, DD, 4A, 89, 5B, 1C, 4E, 6A, FE, ED, 74, B5, DC, 08, 5E, 98, B6, DB, DD, B1, B8, 4C, FC, 3E, 4A, 3A, AE, A7, B1, D3, 71, CB, AA, 16, 0E, 0D, DF, 28, 35, EA, B8, 18, 15, DF, 56, AA, FF, 8E, D7, 7C, AF, F9, F2, 31, 2F, 18, E1, FC, B2, 5A, B6, 52, EE, B3, AD, D0, 61, 20...
 
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Entropy:
7.9424

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
988 KB (1,011,712 bytes)

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

http://fastjavinstall.com/.../out.php?sxid=3r0w65565681

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