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vlc_media_player.exe

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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Widdit Setup 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:
One Floor App  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
12.0

MD5:
65938b3da9a982f2393ae8857dc41f5d

SHA-1:
45e2260b5a1c25876a0345a0b06818b9914ee928

SHA-256:
fb62f57f62e31129134d54e97d7da69a2e02c4563b5301384db9e146013f76c0

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:
11/23/2024 7:33:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Widdit (M)
17.3.15.22

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
One Floor App

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
4/7/2016 6:59:59 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 3:19:32 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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)

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