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vlc_media_player.exe

Installer

One Floor App

One Floor App (Simply Tech/Widdit) distributes and bundles potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) using its OneFloorApp install manager (SimplyInstaller). The application vlc_media_player.exe, “Installer Setup ” by One Floor App has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Widdit 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:
One Floor App  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
12.0

MD5:
489641b300349963b7cd1c3033645cc0

SHA-1:
09fbb2b5f601ec164ff8a3bec8b453a1aa1da23e

SHA-256:
b60265c0ca23aa6a105f20d41d457ba8bc6ea382fcd0a81ba9ea0c68afcfca80

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/27/2024 4:40:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.164.206

AVG
Onefloorap
2015.0.3396

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Widdit
4.0.3.1493

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.3113
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Widdit.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Widdit
9/3/2014

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Toolbar
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.FirstFloor
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OneFloorApp
v2014.07.31.11

McAfee
PUP-FNE
5600.7018

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.WebToolbar.dejknp
0.28.2.61942

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OneFloorApp.Q
14.9.3.19

Sophos
SimplyInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10381

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0805
7.2.246

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
31788

File size:
898.5 KB (920,072 bytes)

Product version:
12.0

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2012, www.simplytech.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Widdit Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
One Floor App

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/7/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/7/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=One Floor App, O=One Floor App, STREET=2 Ben Gurion, L=Ramat Gan, S=Israel, PostalCode=52573, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00A0F147ADC25ABB7A212B2A70DB63456F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 10:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:VxGaCDpMkdGp9qFoCazZj+AFjyCYRK+ILTfBLXSYo:Oa99qOZj57+CK

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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

http://amz.simplyinstaller.com/.../downloadmanagerhtml.ashx?src=matomy_1fa&appid=337334&programid=98601&clickid=20pIA33dFQlRvZjK1EWqKx1wPXSD000.&pubid=176681&ce_cid=20pIA33dFQlRvZjK1EWqKx1wPXSD000.&c=1&sc=1&db=true&uus=0F-06-F1-40-D1-0C-EC-5A-35-82-52-9A-31-5B-1D-5D&nf=1

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