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vlc.exe

Wecan Software

This is the Verti bundle 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 Wecan Software 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 Verti Setup 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:
Wecan Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.17

MD5:
1b277c4c22047e38a8429257d48fe6eb

SHA-1:
abbc1c79b4a3638e43a897c40314d336f94fd19d

SHA-256:
f87242cc961f2f7a18809571e806e493755c3df6850a62463734e31cd2a0e3df

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:
11/23/2024 11:20:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Verti (M)
17.2.14.23

File size:
228.3 KB (233,792 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.17

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Wecan Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/23/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/24/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Wecan Software, O=Wecan Software, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, 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:
1FD8A9E8CBFDDB2724A69194C505EF77

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/28/2014 7:46:37 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x165C80

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 10, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 00, ED, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, FE, 35, 16, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 74, 4C, 03, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 00, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Code size:
216 KB (221,184 bytes)

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

http://s.allfreesoft.net/stub/VSAFE/.../VLC.exe

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