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vlc_install.exe

Click run software

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application vlc_install.exe by Click run software has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
Click run software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
afec661d5fd747a297e5f7d453e35aa2

SHA-1:
53a06286af68dab9c549e55797ac0aedf7b1138e

SHA-256:
c9d315e794c116ee97fe7c59fbbb35fd1bf563349352d4fef933fbc718e6c080

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 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:
12/26/2024 4:11:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen6
7.11.133.8

Bkav FE
W32.Clod6e0.Trojan
1.3.0.4924

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.ClickRun.A
17821

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.53
9.0.1.0121

McAfee
Artemis!AFEC661D5FD7
5600.7144

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.05.01.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Clickrunsoftware.L
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.12E389D1!316901841
23.00.65.14429

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.97

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.0BIP12
7.2.121

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.0BIP12
10.465.01

VIPRE Antivirus
Click run software
26682

File size:
1 MB (1,075,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Click run software

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/19/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/20/2013 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Click run software, O=Click run software, STREET=63 Rotshylid Shderot, L=Tel-Aviv, S=NA, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00A243E49C0DAF69F7C5ACF083EB184161

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:VXuqJxQYbrb4LLUZGpVIXIrvu5jveMhdJBjX009AclNW0eQMObkAT:VXumlrkX5VkILu5/UA/K0e1Obke

Entry address:
0xC94C0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, B8, 50, 40, 00, E8, D1, EF, FF, FF, FB, E4, 25, 47, 00, 75, A7, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 33, D2, 89, 10, 83, 7C, 24, 0C, 00, 74, 19, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 89, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 44, 24, 08, 8B, 54, 24, 04, 89, 42, 04, 83, C4, 14, 5D, 5F, 5E, 5B, C3, 53, 56, 57, 55, 83, C4, F4, 89, 4C, 24, 04, 89, 14, 24, 8B, D0, 8B, EA, 81, E5, 00, F0, FF, FF, 03, 14, 24, 81, C2, FF, 0F, 00, 00, 81, E2, 00, F0, FF, FF, 89, 54, 24, 08, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 89, 28, 8B, 44, 24, 08, 2B, C5, 8B, 54...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
818 KB (837,632 bytes)

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

http://media.downloadster.net/VLC_install.exe

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