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Software Web Lite

Silver Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application vlc_media_player.exe, “Software Web Lite Setup ” by Silver Setup (New Media Holdings) 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 installCore 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:
Software Program   (signed by Silver Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Software Web Lite

Description:
Software Web Lite Setup

Version:
2.3.3.2

MD5:
7b45bc08cab84e62a7466e152c0e4690

SHA-1:
4d1dc6cde24faa4b90b608f7b571f273833c2179

SHA-256:
01fcaebe61dfeb7d37f3f89e4dba138886833352ea939802f9f44d793f954b60

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:
11/15/2024 11:34:51 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.30.22

File size:
956 KB (978,904 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\vlc_media_player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Silver Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 4:04:48 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 9:27:01 PM

Subject:
CN=Silver Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Silver Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121DDF3CFBD99D884DDB3ED223CAEDE3723

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:HToWCnfQJxfXhmS8aHMM9y5tLe3jICxAXn8Sud:HMpCi8jICm3z4

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9336

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.tagconecpttag.com/c?x=w4H0YOuJBIs1mMWanKUKKBzTKOn4UP44pN54fYGmfFs=&c=ivpJZmM7hQrUI9iOXoJnjLt1ENmnaLbTyH72G9YEkfoIS1JiMrr jNP4rSenNOdpwdiOTq2P4fELX6pefrj3ap08dAUQqAP/zhuTTMWTDpp3hNTdV8KX2KPnLUsLdowHcYGE Lj0c/tUT4BdEKZt7A==&downloadAs=VLC_Media_Player.exe&fallback_url=https://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.1/.../vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe

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